Árni is an Icelandic given name of

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

() origin. Notable people with the name include: *

Árni Gautur Arason Árni Gautur Arason (born 7 May 1975 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former football goalkeeper. Árni is also an educated lawyer from the University of Iceland. Club career He played for Rosenborg between January 1998 and December 2003, a ...

(born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason (born 1966), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs * Árni beiskur (died 1253), Icelandic killer * Árni Brjánn Angantýsson (born 1989), Icelandic fisherman known for his superhuman strength * Árni Bergmann (born 1935), Icelandic novelist * Árni Frederiksberg (born 1992), Faroese football midfielder * Árni Helgason (c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Árni Johnsen (born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal * Árni Björn Gestsson (born 1988), Icelandic engineer and activist known for his relentless fight to replace handshakes with hugs * Árni Lárentíusson (1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer * Árni Magnússon (1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts *

Árni Magnússon (politician) Árni Magnússon (born 4 June 1965) is an Icelandic politician and former minister for social affairs from May 2003 to March 2006. External links Non auto-biography of Árni Magnússon on the parliament website 1965 births Living pe ...

(born 1965), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs * Árni Mathiesen (born 1958), Icelandic Minister of Finance * Árni Njálsson (born 1936), Icelandic football defender * Árni Sigfússon (born 1956), Icelandic politician; former mayor of Reykjavík * Árni Þór Sigurðsson (born 1960), Icelandic ambassador * Árni Stefánsson (born 1953), Icelandic football goalkeeper *

Árni Sveinsson Árni Sveinsson (born 12 February 1956) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. He won 50 caps for the Iceland national football team between 1975 and 1985. Árni began his career with ÍA and made his senior debut duri ...

(born 1956), Icelandic football midfielder * Arni Thorvaldsson (born 1984), Icelandic alpine skier *

Árni Vilhjálmsson Árni Vilhjálmsson (born 9 May 1994) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career In January 2017, Árni joined Swedish side Jönköpings Södra IF. On 28 January 2022, he signed for French club Rodez. Persona ...

(born 1994), Icelandic football striker * Árni Þórarinsson (born 1950), Icelandic writer *

Árni Þorláksson Árni Þorláksson (1237 – 17 April 1298; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic Icelandic (; is, íslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the nat ...

(1237–1298), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman

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