Arnulf

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Arnulf is a male name .

Origin and meaning

For the first syllable Old High German arn- → Adler (see Arn ) For the second syllable either -ulf → Wolf or a modified form of "-old" (see Arnold )

The identity of Arnulf and Arnold has been proven for the following people:

  • Arnulf = Arnoul = Arnold, Bishop of Metz (around 580 - 641, see Arnulf von Metz )
  • Arnulf = Arnold I the Elder of Flanders (around 899 - 964) and his descendants, see Arnulf I. (Flanders)
  • Arnolf = Arnulf = Arnold, Count of Chiny and Bishop of Halberstadt († 1106)
  • Arnold = Arnulf I. , Count of Scheyern and Dachau (* around 1060/65, † before 1123) and his descendants

name day

Name Days in calendars: June 16 , July 18 (also Ulf , Arne ), August 15
Observances:

variants

Well-known namesake

Ruler

Arnulf

Arnulf I.

Arnulf II

Arnulf III.

cleric

Others

Variants:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Name-day lexicon
  2. Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints

See also