Arne

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009)

Look up Arne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Arne is a common forename for males in Scandinavia. It also occurs as a surname in England.

The name Arne originates from the old Norse word for "eagle" – arni.

The word arne also refers to the central stone on the floor of traditional Norwegian homes upon which the fire that provides the heating/cooking needs was lit. Similarly, the word "Arne", is used in Danish for the flame in a fireplace or old-fashioned oven or stove.

Arne as a forename

Arne can be given alone or combined with other forenames, written either with a hyphen (as in Tor-Arne, Leif-Arne, John-Arne, Nils-Arne) or without the hyphen (as in Tor Arne, Leif Arne, John Arne).

Notable people with forename Arne include:

• Arne Borg, a Swedish swimmer
• Arne Carlson an American politician
• Arne Dahl an American politician
• Arne Duncan, an American politician
• Arne Friedrich, a German professional footballer
• Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer, exemplar of the "Danish Modern" style.
• Arne Næss, a Norwegian philosopher
• Arne Nordheim, a Norwegian composer
• Arne Sunde (1883 – 1972), Norwegian officer, Olympic shooter, and two-time President of the United Nations Security Council
• Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate in 1948
• Arne Treholt, a Norwegian politician and diplomat convicted for treason during the Cold War
• John Arne Riise, Norwegian left fullback/left midfielder for Fulham F.C.

In fiction:

• Arne Wijnia, fictional, a brilliant Dutch individual
• Arne Anka, a Swedish comic strip
• Arne Saknussemm, the fictional Icelandic alchemist of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
• Arne Magnusson, fictional, rude scientist from the game Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Arne as a surname

Notable people with surname Arne include:

• Thomas Arne, an English composer

See also

• Aarne
• Arne for other uses of the name