Arlo (pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.loʊ/) is a traditionally male given name. Some sources state it to be of

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origin, meaning "endless energy"; it was first used by

Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; – 13 January 1599 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.) was an English poet best known for ''The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the House of Tudor, Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is re ...

, who "evidently invented" it, as the name of a hill where the gods debate in his poem ''

The Faerie Queene ''The Faerie Queene'' is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books IIII were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IVVI. ''The Faerie Queene'' is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 sta ...

'' (1590 and 1596). A 2018 Yahoo! UK article indicated an increasing popularity of "Arlo" – alongside such names as "James", "Charlie", "Noah", and "Reggie" as girls' name in England and Wales. {{tocright

People

Arts and sciences

* Arlo Bates (1850–1918), American author, educator and newspaperman * Arlo Gilliam (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and record producer *

Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing protest song, songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his fa ...

(born 1947), American folk singer * Arlo Haskell, historian, poet, literary organizer, and publisher * Arlo Hemphill (born 1971), American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor * Arlo U. Landolt (1935–2022), American astronomer *

Arlo Parks Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'', was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number th ...

(born 2000), British musician * Arlo West (born 1958), American singer/songwriter *

Arlo McKinley Arlo McKinley is an American country singer and singer/songwriter. He has released three albums, the most recent release being ''This Mess We're In'' on John Prine’s record label Oh Boy Records, released July 15, 2022. Early life McKinley wa ...

Military

* Arlo L. Olson (1918–1943), American military officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politics

* Arlo Hullinger (1921–2021), American politician * Arlo Looking Cloud (born 1954), Native American activist *

Arlo Schmidt Arlo E. Schmidt (September 6, 1931 – November 30, 2022) was a North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 7th district from 1995 to 2010. Schmidt served in the United States Army and ...

(1931-2022), American politician *

Arlo Smith Arlo Smith (born October 9, 1927) served as the District Attorney of San Francisco, California from 1980 to 1996. He was the Democratic candidate for attorney general of California in 1990, but lost to Dan Lungren. Smith was born in Minnesota ...

, District Attorney of San Francisco, California, during 1980–1996

Sports

* Arlo Brunsberg (born 1940), former professional baseball player * Arlo Bugeja (born 1986), Australian speedway rider *

Arlo Chavez Arlo Chavez is a Filipino boxer who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a gold medalist in the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and is the most successful Filipino boxer in the Southeast Asian Games with four gold medals. Personal life ...

(born 1966), Filipino boxer who has competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics * Arlo Eisenberg (born 1973), American aggressive inline skater *

Arlo White Arlo James White (born 2 June 1973) is an English sports presenter and commentator, originally from Leicester. He is the play-by-play commentator for the LIV Golf league. White previously worked for NBC Sports' live coverage of the Premier Leagu ...

(born 1973), English sports commentator

Fictional characters

Television

* Arlo Beauregard, in the 2021 Netflix animated series ''

I Heart Arlo ''I Heart Arlo'' (stylized as ''I ♥ Arlo'') is an American animated adventure comedy musical television series created by Ryan Crego for Netflix. A follow-up to the 2021 film ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'', the series premiered on August 27, 2021 ...

'', voiced by Michael J. Woodard *

Arlo Davenport ''Hollyoaks'' is a long-running Channel 4 soap opera in the United Kingdom. This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2010, listed in order of their first appearance. In January 2010, it was announced that Paul Mar ...

, on the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' *

Arlo Dean This is a list of characters from the British soap opera ''Family Affairs'' listed in alphabetical order by the characters' surnames. A * Scarlett Anderson Scarlett Anderson was played by Cat Simmons during 2005. She seduces Les Boulter ...

, on the British soap opera ''

Family Affairs ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...

'' * Arlo Givens, on the television series '' Justified'', portrayed by Raymond J. Barry *

Arlo Glass The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, on the 8th season of the television series '' 24''

Films

* Arlo Pear, in the 1988 comedy film '' Moving'', portrayed by Richard Pryor * Arlo, in the 2002 comedy film '' Orange County'', played by Kyle Howard * Arlo, a young

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Apatosaurus ''Apatosaurus'' (; meaning "deceptive lizard") is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period. Othniel Charles Marsh described and named the first-known species, ''A. ajax'', in 1877, a ...

and the main character in the 2015

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Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

animated Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby image, still images are manipulated to create Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on cel, transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and e ...

film ''

The Good Dinosaur ''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, from a screenplay written by Meg Le ...

'' * Arlo Beauregard, the lead titular character in the 2021 Netflix film ''

Arlo the Alligator Boy ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'' is a 2021 American animated musical film directed by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively. The film ...

'', voiced by Michael J. Woodard

Comics

* one of the titular characters of ''

Arlo and Janis ''Arlo and Janis'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip written and drawn by Jimmy Johnson. It is a leisurely paced domestic situation comedy. It was first published in newspapers on July 29, 1985. Cast The focus of the strip is tightly on ...

'', an American comic strip

Video Games

* Arlo Flores, one of the survivor characters in the

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game ''Daybreak'' * Leader Arlo, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in

Pokémon GO ''Pokémon Go'' (stylized as ''Pokémon GO'') is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game originally developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. It uses mobile devic ...

References

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