Name: Arvid

Gender: Male

Usage: Arvid is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Arvid are in general originating from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Variants: For another variant of the name Arvid across the world, see Arvin.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Arvid is: Eagle of the woods, Friend.

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Numerology of the first name Arvid: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone

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The name Arvid is ranked on the 14,612th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.

We estimate that there are at least 15800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Arvid has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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Arvid, Arved or Arnvid is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia. It is derived from Old Norse Arnviðr and means "forest of eagles".

People named Arvid include:

  • Arvid Andersson (disambiguation), various Olympic Games competitors
  • Arvid Carlsson (born 1923), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate
  • Arvid Hanssen (1932-1998), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer
  • Arvid Harnack (1901-1942), German jurist, economist, and resistance fighter in Nazi Germany
  • Arvid Horn (1664-1742), Swedish soldier, diplomat and politician
  • Arvid Järnefelt (1861-1932), Finnish writer
  • Arvid Johanson (born 1929), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
  • Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and coach
  • Arvid Lindman (1862-1936), Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and politician
  • Arvid Lundberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
  • Arvid Nyholm (1866-1927), Swedish-American painter
  • Arvid Pardo (1914-1999), Maltese diplomat, scholar and university professor
  • Arvid Posse (1820-1901), Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883
  • Arvid Stålarm the Younger (c. 1540 or 1549–1620), Swedish noble and soldier
  • Arvid Storsveen (1915-1943), Norwegian organizer of XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation in occupied Norway during World War II
  • Arvid Trolle (c. 1440-1505), Swedish magnate and politician
  • Arvid Wittenberg (1606-1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy
  • Arvīds Pelše (1899-1983), Soviet politician and government functionary

Scandinavian: from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements arn eagle + viðr wood, tree.

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