Arne
proper nounattested in dialogue
A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
proper noun
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A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
“If we have created a holiday camp for criminals here, so what?” asked Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, the prison’s governor and a former minister and psychologist. He added, “We should reduce the risk of reoffending, because if we don’t, what’s the point of punishment, except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity?”
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
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A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).
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A township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.
Etymology
For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).
Forms
- plural
- Arnes
Arne · A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.
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