Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

but also in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

. In Scandinavia it is derived from

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 ...

and means "forest of eagles" or 'eagle wood'. Arvid is a royal male name that is composed of words with the meanings "king" and "legend". In

Old Persian Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan language, Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native ...

, ''Arvid'' is derived from + means "Aryan knowledge".The One-In-A-Million Baby Name Book
/ref> People named Arvid include: *

Arvid Andersson (disambiguation) Arvid Andersson may refer to: * Arvid Andersson (tug of war) (1881–1956), tug-of-war competitor who won a gold medal for Sweden at the 1912 Summer Olympics * Arvid Andersson-Holtman (1896–1992), gymnast who won a gold medal for Sweden a ...

, various Olympic Games competitors *

Arvid Carlsson Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the No ...

(1923–2018), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate * Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer *

Arvid Harnack Arvid Harnack (; 24 May 1901 in Darmstadt – 22 December 1942 in Berlin) was a German jurist, Marxist economist, Communist, and German resistance fighter in Nazi Germany. Harnack came from an intellectual family and was originally a humanist. He ...

(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 Arvid Helmer Johanson (3 February 1929 – 6 November 2013) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He served five full terms in the Parliament of Norway, was Norway's second Minister of Petroleum and Energy from ...

(1929–2013), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician *

Arvid Knutsen Arvid Knutsen (3 March 1944 – 4 January 2009) was a Norway, Norwegian footballer and later coach. He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF Fotball, Stavanger IF in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian Pre ...

(1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and coach * Arvid Lindman (1862–1936), Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and politician *

Arvid Lundberg Arvid Lundberg (born September 29, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has also previously played with the Växjö Lakers. Lundberg made his ...

(born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Arvid Nyholm (1866–1927), Swedish-American painter *

Arvid Pardo Arvid Pardo (February 12, 1914 – June 19, 1999) was a Maltese and Swedish diplomat of Jewish origin, scholar and university professor. He is known as the Father of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea". Pardo was born in Ro ...

(1914–1999), Maltese diplomat, scholar and university professor *

Arvid Posse Count Arvid Rutger Fredriksson Posse (15 February 1820 – 24 April 1901) was the prime minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883. Family background and education Posse was born at Rosendal manor in Malmöhus County, as the son of Governor Count Fred ...

(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 Taube (1853–1916), Swedish aristocrat, diplomat and politician. * Arvid Trolle (c. 1440–1505), Swedish magnate and politician * Arvid Wittenberg (1606–1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy *

Arvīds Pelše Arvīds Pelše (russian: А́рвид Я́нович Пе́льше, Arvid Yanovich Pelshe; – 29 May 1983) was a Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian. Career Pelše was born into a peasant family, in "Mazie" farm near Zāl ...

(1899–1983), Soviet Latvian politician and government functionary * Arvydas Sabonis (born 1964), President of Lithuanian basketball federation. Former famous basketball player, NBA hall of fame * PewDiePie (born 1989 as Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg), Swedish YouTuber

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