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BoyPronounced American English /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/; British English /ˈɑː.ləʊ/English language family

Arlo

Meaning uncertain.

Quick answer

Arlo is a boy name.

Pronunciation: American English /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/; British English /ˈɑː.ləʊ/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationAmerican English /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/; British English /ˈɑː.ləʊ/
Language familyEnglish

Meaning and history

Meaning uncertain. It was perhaps inspired by the fictional place name Arlo Hill from the poem The Faerie Queene (1590) by Edmund Spenser. Spenser probably got Arlo by altering the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Notes and context

Usage: english