Arnulf is a masculine

German given name Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...

. It is composed of the Germanic elements ''arn'' "eagle" and ''ulf'' "wolf". The ''-ulf, -olf'' suffix was an extremely frequent element in Germanic onomastics and from an early time was perceived as a mere suffix forming given names. Similarly, the suffix ''-wald, -ald, -old'', originally from ''wald'' "rule, power" underwent semantic weakening. Therefore, the name ''Arnulf'' and '' Arnold'' were often conflated in early medieval records, as is the case with bishop

Arnulf of Metz Arnulf of Metz ( 582 – 645) was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia. He later retired to the Abbey of Remiremont. In French he is also known as Arnoul or Arnoulf. In English he is known as Arnold. G ...

(died 640), especially as the final consonant came to be dropped (''Arnoul''). The name ''Arnulf'' is attested from as early as the 5th century, as the name of the brother of

Odoacer Odoacer ( – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus Augustulus and became the ruler of Italy (476–493). Odoacer' ...

. The name is attested with some frequency in

Medieval Germany The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as ''Germania'', thus distinguishing it from Gaul. The victory of the Cherusci, Germanic tribes ...

throughout the 8th to 11th centuries, in the spelling variants ''Arnulf, Arnulph, Arnolf'', occasionally also as ''Arenulph, Harnulf, Harnolf, Harnolph''. In the 9th century,

Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia ( – 8 December 899) was the duke of Carinthia who overthrew his uncle Emperor Charles the Fat to become the Carolingian king of East Francia from 887, the disputed king of Italy from 894, and the disputed Holy Roman Emperor, ...

was the ruler of

East Francia East Francia (Latin: ) or the Kingdom of the East Franks () was a successor state of Charlemagne's empire created in 843 and ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911. It was established through the Treaty of Verdun (843) which divided the for ...

and was crowned

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (disambiguation), Emperor of the Romans (; ) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (; ), was the ruler and h ...

in 896. There was an Anglo-Saxon cognate, ''Earnulf'' ( Ernulf), which was assimilated to the Frankish form of the name after the Norman conquest.

Arnulf of Eynesbury Saint Arnulf of Eynesbury is an obscure English saint, apparently a hermit who lived in the 8th or 9th century (Alford 1663 quotes a date of death of AD 740). He was venerated in Eynesbury, Cambridgeshire, Eynesbury, about half a mile from St Neots ...

is an obscure 9th-century English saint, who was mostly forgotten by the 11th century, and who was perhaps just a folkloristic duplicate of the historical Arnulf of Metz. In any case, the English Arnulf would have been known as ''Earnulf'', and his relics were venerated in ''Earnulfesbyrig'' ( Eynesbury, Cambridgeshire). The name is also attested in medieval Scandinavia, as

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 ...

''Arnúlfr'' (''Ærnulfr, Ǫrnólfr, Ǫrnulfr'', Old Swedish ''Ærinolf, Ærnolf, Ärnulf''). Scandinavian dialectal and regional variants of the name include ''Annul, Annulv, Anul, Arnolv, Arnulv, Örnólfur, Ørnolvur, Örnulf, Ørnulf, Ørnulv''. The given name Arnulf remains in use in Germany and in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden.nordicnames.de
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(582–640) *Saint Arnoul of Cysoing (died 720) *Saint

(9th century) *

(850–899) * Arnulf I of Bavaria (died 937) (ruled 907–927) * Arnulf I of Flanders (ruled 918–965) * Arnulf II, Count of Boulogne (died 971) *

Arnulf, Count of Holland Arnulf, also known as Arnoud or Arnold, succeeded his father in 988 as Count of Frisia, which by around AD 1100 would come to be referred to as the county of Holland. He was born in 951 in Ghent and because of this he is also known as Arnulf of Ghe ...

(950–993) *

Arnulf II, Count of Flanders Arnulf II (960/1 – 30 March 987) was Count of Flanders from 965 until his death. Life He was the son of Baldwin III of Flanders and Matilda of Saxony, countess of Flanders, daughter of Hermann Billung, Herman, Duke of Saxony.Detlev Schwennicke ...

(960/961–987) *

Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne Arnulf III of Boulogne (died 990) was a son of Arnulf II, Count of Boulogne. He succeeded his father as Count of Boulogne from 972 to 990. On his death his Partible inheritance, lands were divided among his three sons: *Baldwin II, Count of Boulo ...

(died 990) * Arnulf (bishop of Vic) (died 1010) *

Arnulf II, Archbishop of Milan Arnulf II (died 25 February 1018, in Milan) was Archbishop of Milan from 998 to 1018. He descended from the noble family of Arsago, being the son of Dagibert of Arsago. Among his brothers, Landulf of Arsago was Bishop of Brescia and Lanfrank ...

(died 1018) *

Arnulf, Archbishop of Reims Arnulf (also Arnulph or Arnoul) was the illegitimate son of King Lothair of France. He became archbishop of Reims. Biography Arnulf belonged to the Carolingian dynasty, the rule of which in France ended when Arnulf's half-brother, Louis V, di ...

(died 1021) *

Arnulf III, Count of Flanders Arnulf III (died 22 February 1071) was Count of Flanders from 1070 until his death at the Battle of Cassel in 1071. Biography Born , Arnulf was the eldest son of Count Baldwin VI of Flanders and Countess Richilde of Hainaut.Detlev Schwennicke, ...

(died 1071) *

Arnulf of Milan Arnulf of Milan, or Arnulfus Mediolanensis ( 1018–1077) was a medieval chronicler of events in Northern Italy. He was the great-nephew of Archbishop Arnulf I of Milan. Arnulf was born in the late 10th or early 11th century. He gives eyewitness ...

(fl. 1080s), chronicler *

Arnulf of Soissons Arnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg (c. 1040–1087) is a saint of the Catholic Church, the patron saint of hop-pickers, Belgian brewers. Biography Arnold, born in Brabant, the son of a certain Fulbertus was first ...

(died 1087), saint *

Arnulf III, Archbishop of Milan Arnulf III (Italian: ''Arnolfo di Porta Argentea'' or ''di Porta Orientale'' Landolfo Iuniore, ''Historia''. He makes Arnulf descended from a family of local captains.) (died 1097) was the Archbishop of Milan from his election on 6 December 1093 t ...

(died 1097) *

Arnulf of Chocques Arnulf of Chocques (died 1118) was a leading member of the clergy during the First Crusade, being made Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1099 and again from 1112 to 1118. Sometimes referred to as Arnulf of Rœulx, presumably after the village of Rœu ...

(died 1118), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Arnulf of Montgomery Arnulf de Montgomery (born 1066; died 1118/1122) was an Anglo-Norman magnate. He was a younger son of Roger de Montgomery and Mabel de Bellême. Arnulf's father was a leading magnate in Normandy and England, and played an active part in the ...

(c. 1068 – 1118/1122), Anglo-Norman aristocrat * Ernulf (died 1124), bishop of Rochester, Kent. *

Arnulf of Lisieux Arnulf of Lisieux (1104/1109 – 31 August 1184) was a medieval French bishop who figured prominently as a conservative figure during the Renaissance of the 12th century, built the Cathedral of Lisieux, which introduced Gothic architecture to No ...

(died 1184) *

Arnulf of Leuven Arnulf of Leuven (c. 1200–1250) was the abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Villers-la-Ville. After serving in this office for ten years, he abdicated, hoping to pursue a life devoted to study and asceticism. He died within a year. Little else ...

(died 1250), medieval abbot *

Arnolfo di Cambio Arnolfo di Cambio ( – 1300/1310) was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Duecento, who began as a lead assistant to Nicola Pisano. He is documented as being ''capomaestro'' or Head of Works for Florence Cathedral in 1300, and designed th ...

(c. 1240 – 1300/1310), architect * Arnoul d'Audrehem (died 1370) ;Modern *

Prince Arnulf of Bavaria Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (; 6 July 1852 – 12 November 1907) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Infantry. Early life Arnulf was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the youngest son of Prince Regent Luitpold o ...

(1852–1907) * Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968), Norwegian author * Arnulf Klett (1905–1974), German politician * Arnulf Solvoll (1908-?), Norwegian missionary * Arnulf Abele (1914–2000), German officer * Arnulf Ueland (1920–2004), American businessman and politician * Arnulf Rainer (born 1929), Austrian painter * Arnulf Baring (1932–2019), German author *

Arnulf Bæk Hein Arnulf Bæk (born 16 August 1943) is a retired Norway, Norwegian Team handball, handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trysil Municipality. In 1972, he was part of the Norway men's national handball team, No ...

(born 1943), Norwegian handball player * Arnulf von Arnim (born 1947), German pianist * Arnulf Herrmann (born 1968), German composer

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*Förstemann, Ernst (1900). ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (3rd ed.). Bonn: P. Hanstein, 118f. Germanic given names {{given name German masculine given names Masculine given names

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