Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or

Arvydas Arvydas is a Lithuanian language, Lithuanian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arvydas Bagdžius, Lithuanian painter *Arvydas Bajoras (born 1956), Lithuanian politician *Arvydas Janonis, a retired football player *Arvydas ...

is a male given name, most common in

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but also in

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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

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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 Nobe ...

(1923–2018), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate *

Arvid Hanssen Arvid Hanssen (28 July 1932 – 31 July 1998) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer. Biography Hanssen was born in Vika at Indre Senja in Troms. He completed Finnsnes High School in 1948. He grad ...

(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 Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm (6 April 166418 April 1742) was a Swedish general, diplomat and politician, a member of the noble Horn family. He served twice as President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1710–1719 and 1720–1738) ...

(1664–1742), Swedish soldier, diplomat and politician *

Arvid Järnefelt Arvid Järnefelt (16 November 1861, in , Russian Empire – 27 December 1932, in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish judge and writer. Arvid's parents were general and governor August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (''née'' Clo ...

(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 Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930. He was also th ...

(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 Arvid Frederick Nyholm (July 12, 1866 – November 14, 1927) was a Swedish-American artist, known primarily as a portrait and landscape painter. Background Arvid Frederick Nyholm was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father, Karl Fredrik Nyholm, was ...

(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 Arvid Stålarm, actually Arvid Eriksson (Stålarm) till Lindö i Tenala (c. 1540 or 1549 – May 1620, Gripsholm Castle) was a Swedish noble and soldier from the Finland-based Stålarm family. He is sometimes called "the Younger" to distinguish ...

(c. 1540 or 1549–1620), Swedish noble and soldier *

Arvid Storsveen Arvid Kristian Storsveen (9 July 1915 – 27 April 1943) was a Norwegian Military Officer and organizer of the secret agency XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation within occupied Norway during World War II. Biography Arvid Kristian ...

(1915–1943), Norwegian organizer of XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation in occupied Norway during World War II *

Arvid Taube Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish aristocrat who served as the foreign minister between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts. Biography Taube was born in 1853. He served as the head of the p ...

(1853–1916), Swedish aristocrat, diplomat and politician. *

Arvid Trolle Arvid Birgersson, Lord of Bergkvara (c. 1440 – 20 February 1505) was a Swedish magnate and politician in the last decades of Middle Ages. He was justiciar of Östergötland and then of Tiohärad, as well as a Lord High Councillor of Sweden, and ...

(c. 1440–1505), Swedish magnate and politician *

Arvid Wittenberg Arvid Wittenberg or Arvid Wirtenberg von Debern (1606 – 7 September 1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy councillor. Born in Porvoo, Finland, died in prison in Zamość, Poland, 7 September 1657. Arvid Wittenberg preferred call himself ...

(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 Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born December 19, 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Recognized as one of the best European players of all time, he won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He ...

(born 1964), President of Lithuanian basketball federation. Former famous basketball player, NBA hall of fame *

PewDiePie Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg ( , ; born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie ( ), is a Swedes, Swedish YouTuber known for his Let's Play videos and comedic formatted videos and shows. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media co ...

(born 1989 as Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg), Swedish YouTuber

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