arnold

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɑɹnəld/

Definition of arnold

24 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
    “Arnold used to be a name only a mother could love, but it does not mean nerd anymore. Since Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped out of the gym and onto the screen, it has come to suggest popping delts and giant pecs, a world of undisputed macho.”
    “Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.”
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name

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages brought to England by Normans.
    “Arnold used to be a name only a mother could love, but it does not mean nerd anymore. Since Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped out of the gym and onto the screen, it has come to suggest popping delts and giant pecs, a world of undisputed macho.”
    “Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.”
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1241).
  4. A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).
  5. A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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  24. An epoch from 43 to 34.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.

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Etymology

From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, ornis, and ornitho-. Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).

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