Arne

Arne is a male forename of Germanic origin: see Arne (name).

Names

Arne can also be

• a female forename of archaic Greek origin and
• a surname of Germanic origin, especially in English-speaking countries.

For all names see Arne (name).

Historical persons and characters of myth and fiction

Arne may refer to

• Arnê Sithonis (Ἄρνη),
• Arnê, nymph daughter of Aeolus (Ἄρνη),
• Thomas Augustine Arne, a British composer of the eighteenth century, or
• the title character of the Swedish comic strip Arne Anka.

Geographic names

Arne is the name of

• a village in Dorset (see Arne, Dorset) and
• a French commune in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées: see Arné.

In antiquity Arnê (Ἄρνη) was primarily a Boiotian, a Thessalian, a Thracian and an Aeolian toponym, namely:

• a general Boiotian or Aeolian name for any "city of origin" in Greece,
• the name of an ancient city in Boeotia, either:
  • Chaeronea,
  • Akraiphion or
  • an unknown city that perished in the Lake Kopais,
• the alternative old name of the large Mycenaean castle Gla,
• the alleged archaic name of the Thessaliotis territory or of its capital Kierion or
• a Thracian place of origin.

Other

• (959) Arne is the name of an inner belt minor planet in the solar system.
• An arne is the Norwegian term for the central floor stone in traditional Norwegian homes, which is commonly used as a fireplace.
• In urban English slang, the word arne refers to a gorgeous, sexy or pretty male person.