Árni is an Icelandic given name of

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

() origin. Notable people with the name include: *

Árni Gautur Arason Árni Gautur Arason (born 7 May 1975 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former football goalkeeper. Árni is also an educated lawyer from the University of Iceland. Club career He played for Rosenborg between January 1998 and December 2003, also ...

(born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper *

Árni Már Árnason Árni Már Árnason (born 9 October 1987, in Mosfellsbær, Iceland) is an Olympic and national record holding freestyle swimmer from Iceland. He swam for Iceland at the 2008 Olympics. He has swum for Iceland at: *Olympics: 2008, 2012 *Games of ...

(born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer *

Árni Páll Árnason Árni Páll Árnason (born 23 May 1966) is a member of thCollegeof the EFTA Surveillance Authority, responsible for Free movement of goods, Competition, Public undertakings and Monopolies, Energy, Environment, Transport, Public procurement. He ...

(born 1966), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs *

Árni beiskur Árni beiskur or Árni the Bitter (died 22 October 1253; Modern Icelandic: ; Old Norse: ) was an Icelander. He was a follower of Gissur Þorvaldsson who undertook the task of killing Snorri Sturluson. ''Íslendinga saga'' reports the event in a ...

(died 1253), Icelandic killer *

Árni Brjánn Angantýsson Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ...

(born 1989), Icelandic fisherman known for his superhuman strength *

Árni Bergmann Árni Jóhannsson Bergmann (born 22 August 1935) is an Icelandic writer, newspaper editor, literary critic, and translator of Russian literary works. Career Bergmann studied Russian at Moscow State University and received his Master of Arts f ...

(born 1935), Icelandic novelist *

Árni Frederiksberg Árni Frederiksberg (born 13 June 1992) is a Faroese professional association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder (association football), attacking midfielder or a Midfielder (association football), winger for Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfe ...

(born 1992), Faroese football midfielder *

Árni Helgason Árni Helgason (c. 1260 – 21 January 1320; Modern Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the eleventh bishop of the Icelandic diocese of Skálholt in 1304. He served until his death in 1320. See also *List of Skál ...

(c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman *

Árni Johnsen Árni Johnsen (born 1 March 1944) is an Icelandic former politician from Vestmannaeyjar, who represented the Independence Party in the Althing as a member of the South Constituency. In 2002 he was convicted of paying for personal property using ...

(born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal *

Árni Björn Gestsson Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ...

(born 1988), Icelandic engineer and activist known for his relentless fight to replace handshakes with hugs *

Árni Lárentíusson Árni Lárentíusson (or Laurentiusson) is one of the few medieval Icelandic prose writers known by name, known to have translated '' Dunstanus saga''. Árni was born in 1304, the son of Lárentíus Kálfsson and his Norwegian concubine Þuríðr ...

(1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer *

Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon (13 November 1663 – 7 January 1730) was a scholar and collector of manuscripts from Iceland who assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection. Life Árni was born in 1663 at Kvennabrekka in Dalasýsla, in western Iceland, ...

(1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts * Árni Magnússon (politician) (born 1965), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs *

Árni Mathiesen Árni M. Mathiesen (born 2 October 1958 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician. From September 2005 through 31 January 2009, he was Minister of Finance in Iceland. From 1999 to 2005 he was Minister of Fisheries. Mathiesen was first elected t ...

(born 1958), Icelandic Minister of Finance *

Árni Njálsson Árni Njálsson (born 16 June 1936) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender. He won 23 caps for the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international footbal ...

(born 1936), Icelandic football defender *

Árni Sigfússon Árni Sigfússon (born 30 July 1956) is the former mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital and of Reykjanesbær (2002 - June 2014). As a city council member since 1986, he stepped in as a mayor in Reykjavík for a few months for his party in 199 ...

(born 1956), Icelandic politician; former mayor of Reykjavík *

Árni Þór Sigurðsson Árni Þór Sigurðsson (born 30 July 1960) is an Icelandic diplomat and former member of the Althing. He is currently serving as Iceland's Ambassador to the Russian Federation, also accredited to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyr ...

(born 1960), Icelandic ambassador *

Árni Stefánsson Árni Stefánsson (born 10 October 1953) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 15 caps for the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international ...

(born 1953), Icelandic football goalkeeper *

Árni Sveinsson Árni Sveinsson (born 12 February 1956) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. He won 50 caps for the Iceland national football team between 1975 and 1985. Árni began his career with ÍA and made his senior debut during ...

(born 1956), Icelandic football midfielder *

Arni Thorvaldsson Arni Thorvaldsson (born 5 July 1984) is an alpine skier from Iceland. He competed for Iceland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Arni has been member of the Icelandic national team since 2006 competed for Iceland in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ...

(born 1984), Icelandic alpine skier *

Árni Vilhjálmsson Árni Vilhjálmsson (born 9 May 1994) is an Icelandic professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1994), Icelandic football striker *

Árni Þórarinsson Árni Þórarinsson is an Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík on 1 August 1950. He received his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in 1973 from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. He started out as a journalist and has worked in print, radio, ...

(born 1950), Icelandic writer *

Árni Þorláksson Árni Þorláksson (1237 – 17 April 1298; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the tenth bishop of Iceland (1269–1298). He served in the diocese of Skálholt Skálholt (Modern Icelandic ...

(1237–1298), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman