Arnt is a
Scandinavia
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n masculine
given name
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, predominantly found in Norway. It is derived from either
Old Norse
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, or
German
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and is either a short form of other names beginning with Arn-, meaning
eagle
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, or a shortened form of
Arnold
Arnold may refer to:
People
* Arnold (given name), a masculine given name
* Arnold (surname), a German and English surname
Places Australia
* Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria
Canada
* Arnold, Nova Scotia
U ...
, meaning "eagle" and "ruler."
People bearing the name Arnt include:
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Arnt Aamodt
Arnt Aamodt (1 October 1871 – 22 July 1936) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was best known as treasurer of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers from 1908 to 1931.
Early life
He was born in Fet. ...
(1871–1936), Norwegian trade unionist
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Arnt Erik Dale (born 1960), Norwegian alpine skier
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Arnt Dolven (1892–1954), Norwegian agronomist and politician
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Arnt Eliassen
Arnt Eliassen (9 September 1915 – 22 April 2000) was a Norwegian meteorologist who was a pioneer in the use of numerical analysis and computers for weather forecasting.
Career
The early pioneer work was done at the Institute for Advanced ...
(1915–2000), Norwegian meteorologist
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Arnt Erickson (1866–1932), Norwegian-born American businessman and politician
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Arnt Førland
Arnt Førland (born 10 July 1964) is a Norwegian former international motorcycle speedway rider, who rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix of Norway and is a three-time Norwegian champion. He represented the Norway national speedway team during the ...
(born 1964), Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider
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Arnt Gudleik Hagen (1928–2007), Norwegian politician
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Arnt Haugen
Arnt Haugen (January 3, 1928 – June 26, 1988) was a Norwegians, Norwegian accordionist and music journalist from Kongsberg, known from over 100 LP record, LP releases.
Haugen was born in Jondalen in Buskerud county. After studying to be a journ ...
(1928–1988), Norwegian accordionist and music journalist
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Arnt Kortgaard (born 1957), Norwegian footballer
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Arnt J. Mørland (1888–1957), Norwegian ship-owner, World War II resistance member, and politician
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Arnt J. C. Mørland (1921–1994), Norwegian ship-owner
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Arnt Ferdinand Moss (1880–1964), Norwegian accountant and politician
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Arnt Njargel (1901–1985), Norwegian politician
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Arnt O. Rhea (1852–1937), Norwegian-born American politician, businessman, and educator
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Arnt Rindal
Arnt Magne Rindal (28 June 1938 – 26 December 2015) was a Norwegian diplomat.
He was a cand.philol. (Master of Arts) by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1966. He served in the Soviet Union, the Uni ...
(1938–2015), Norwegian diplomat
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Arnt Simensen (1899–1947), Norwegian footballer
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Arnt Severin Ulstrup (1862–1922), Norwegian physician and politician
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Arnt Arntsen Wang (1791–1845), Norwegian politician
References
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Norwegian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Scandinavian masculine given names