 Strange as it may now seem, the venerable St. Arnold was a Greek by birth, a musician who became a member of the court of Charlemagne. The name is said to have been introduced into Britain by the Normans in the form Arnaud.
</br></br>Despite such reputable namesakes as composer Arnold Schoenberg, novelist Arnold Bennett and historian Arnold Toynbee, not to mention the former Governator, Arnold's image has been diminished by some nerdy fictional characters, though he is still a genuine classic who might come back along with Arthur and Albert.
</br></br>We have heard stirrings of fashionable baby Arnolds populating nurseries alongside those named Wilbur and Barney.

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Anglo-Saxon names used by kings, princes, and the clergy alike during the Middle Ages that contained the Old English element weald, meaning "power, leader, ruler". 

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