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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ARNO

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Italian (Arnò): from the medieval Greek personal name Arnos meaning ‘lamb’.
2. From a reduced form of the Italian personal name Arnao (see Arnold).
3. Dutch and German: from a short form of the personal name Arnout or Arnold.
4. Respelling of French Arnaud.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)