Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or

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is a male given name, most common in

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but also in

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and

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. 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

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People with the given name Arvid

Arvid August Afzelius Arvid August Afzelius (; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist. Historical background From 1828 till his death he was parish priest of Enköping. He is mainly know ...

(1785–1871), Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist * Arvid Andersson (disambiguation), various Olympic Games competitors *

Arvid Auner Arvid Auner (born 31 January 1997) is an Austrian snowboarder specializing in parallel slalom. Career In February 2023, Auner represented Austria at the 2023 Snowboarding World Championships and won a silver medal in the parallel slalom event ...

(born 1997), Austrian snowboarder *

Arvid Boecker Arvid Boecker (born 1964) in Wuppertal) is a German painting, painter and curator. He is a representative of concrete art and focuses on Color Field, color field painting. Biography Arvid Boecker studied from 1987 to 1989 at the University of ...

(born 1964), German painter and curator *

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 Nob ...

(1923–2018), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate * Arvid Hallén (born 1950), Norwegian sociologist and researcher *

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 county. He completed Finnsnes High School in 1948. He ...

(1932–1998), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer *

Arvid Harnack Arvid Harnack (; 24 May 1901 – 22 December 1942) 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 was strongly influen ...

(1901–1942), German jurist, economist, and resistance fighter in Nazi Germany *

Arvid Högbom Arvid Gustaf Högbom (1857–1940) was a Swedish geologist. He was a professor of mineralogy and geology at Uppsala University. Biography Arvid Högbom was born at Vännäs in Västerbotten County, Sweden. Högbom was a student at Uppsala Univ ...

(1857–1940), Swedish geologist *

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 of Sweden, privy council chancel ...

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

Arvid Järnefelt Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861December 27, 1932) was a Finnish judge and writer born in Pulkovo, Russian Empire. Järnefelt was among the founders of the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine ''Valvoja ''Valvoja'' ( Finnish ...

(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 1 ...

(1929–2013), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician * Arvid Jorm (1892–1964), Swedish painter and graphic artist * Arvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and coach *

Arvid Kramer Arvid Kramer (born October 3, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, mostly known for being the first overall pick by the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1988 expansion draft at the age of 31, ...

(born 1956), American professional basketball player *

Arvid Kurck Arvid Kurck (also known as Arvid Kurki; 1464 in Vesilahti – 22 July 1522 in Öregrund) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Turku from 1510 to 1522.Arvid Lindblad Arvid Anand Olof Lindblad (; born 8 August 2007) is a British and Swedish racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Junior Team. Born and raised in Virginia Water to a Swedish fath ...

(born 2007), British racing driver *

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 has been des ...

(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 R ...

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

Arvid Posse Arvid Rutger Fredriksson Posse (15 February 1820 – 24 April 1901) was a Swedish noble and statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Sweden between 1880–1883. Family background and education Posse was born at Rosendal Castle in Malmöhus ...

(1820–1901), Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883 *

Arvid Reuterdahl Arvid Reuterdahl (February 15, 1876 – January 13, 1933) was a Swedish-American engineer, scientist and educator. Biography Reuterdahl was born at Karlstad on February 15, 1876.

(1876–1933), Swedish-American engineer, scientist and educator *

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 distingu ...

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

(1606–1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privy *

Arvīds Pelše Arvīds Pelše (, 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 Zālīte, Iecava in Bauska district, Latvia to Johan P ...

(1899–1983), Soviet Latvian politician and government functionary *

Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born 19 December 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ...

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

Arvid Söderblom Arvid Söderblom (born 19 August 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for Frölunda HC and Skellefteå AIK. ...

(born 1999), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Arvid Spångberg Arvid Fredrik "Sparven" Spångberg (3 April 1890 – 11 May 1959) was a Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in New York City. He won the bronze meda ...

(1890–1959), Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player

People with the middle name Arvid

PewDiePie Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber, best known for his gaming videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online pe ...

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

Tore Arvid Asplund Tore Arvid Asplund (1903 – 1977) was a Swedish-born American painter and watercolorist.Merkin, Robert (January 5, 1978). "Alone and depressed, artist couldn't face another year". ''The Miami News''. pA1 Head of the Class ''Head of the Class'' is an American sitcom television series that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) at the fictional Millard Fillm ...

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