Árni is an Icelandic given name of

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

() origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (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 Bergmann (born 1935), Icelandic novelist * Árni Frederiksberg (born 1992), Faroese football midfielder *

Árni Helgason Árni Helgason (c. 1260 – 21 January 1320; Modern Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the eleventh bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, au ...

(c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Árni Grétar Jóhannesson (1983–2025), Icelandic electronic musician * Árni Steinar Jóhannsson (1953–2015), Icelandic politician * Árni Johnsen (born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal * Árni Lárentíusson (1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer * Árni Magnússon (1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts * Árni Magnússon (politician) (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 (born 1956), Icelandic football midfielder * Arni Thorvaldsson (born 1984), Icelandic alpine skier * Árni Vilhjálmsson (born 1994), Icelandic football striker * Árni Þórarinsson (born 1950), Icelandic writer * Árni Þorláksson (1237–1298), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Magnús Árni Magnússon (born 1968), Icelandic politician

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