name
Arnaut
ar-NOH
/ɑːrˈnoʊ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
arnaut
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Occitan (southern France, historically Occitania); from Old High German Arnold
- Meaning
- eagle + rule; powerful as an eagle; borne by Arnaut Daniel, the 'gran maestre de trobar', praised by Dante and Petrarch
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Arnaud, Arnaud Daniel
Common mispronunciations
Saying AR-nawt with a full final 't'; the final 't' in Occitan is often silent; 'naut' sounds like 'noh'
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; final 't' is silent; 'naut' = 'noh'; stress on the second syllable
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