Arnt (given name)

Arnt

Gender	Male
Name day	1 December
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse
Meaning	eagle
Region of origin	Scandinavia
Other names
Related names	Arnold, Are, Arne, Ådne

Arnt is a Scandinavian masculine given name, predominantly found in Norway. It is derived from either Old Norse, or German and is either a short form of other names beginning with Arn-, meaning eagle, or a shortened form of Arnold, meaning "eagle" and "ruler." People bearing the name Arnt include:

• Arnt Aamodt (1871–1936), Norwegian trade unionist
• Arnt Erik Dale (born 1960), Norwegian alpine skier
• Arnt Dolven (1892–1954), Norwegian agronomist and politician
• Arnt Eliassen (1915–2000), Norwegian meteorologist
• Arnt Erickson (1866–1932), Norwegian-born American businessman and politician
• Arnt Førland (born 1964), Norwegian motorcycle speedway rider
• Arnt Gudleik Hagen (1928–2007), Norwegian politician
• Arnt Haugen (1928–1988), Norwegian accordionist and music journalist
• Arnt Kortgaard (born 1957), Norwegian footballer
• Arnt J. Mørland (1888–1957), Norwegian ship-owner, World War II resistance member, and politician
• Arnt J. C. Mørland (1921–1994), Norwegian ship-owner
• Arnt Ferdinand Moss (1880–1964), Norwegian accountant and politician
• Arnt Njargel (1901–1985), Norwegian politician
• Arnt O. Rhea (1852–1937), Norwegian-born American politician, businessman, and educator
• Arnt Rindal (1938–2015), Norwegian diplomat
• Arnt Simensen (1899–1947), Norwegian footballer
• Arnt Severin Ulstrup (1862–1922), Norwegian physician and politician
• Arnt Arntsen Wang (1791–1845), Norwegian politician