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'''Arne''' is a male [[Given name|forename]] of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] origin: ''see'' [[Arne (name)]]. | '''Arne''' is a male [[Given name|forename]] of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] origin: ''see'' [[Arne (name)]]. | ||
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*[[Arne Sithonis|Arne Sithonis]] (''Ἄρνη''), | *[[Arne Sithonis|Arne Sithonis]] (''Ἄρνη''), | ||
*[[Arne (mythology)|Arne]], [[Nymph|nymph]] daughter of [[Aeolus#Aeolus, son of Hellen|Aeolus]] (''Ἄρνη''), | *[[Arne (mythology)|Arne]], [[Nymph|nymph]] daughter of [[Aeolus#Aeolus, son of Hellen|Aeolus]] (''Ἄρνη''), | ||
*[[Thomas Augustine Arne]], | *[[Thomas Augustine Arne]] (1710-1778), English [[Composer|composer]] of the eighteenth century | ||
*[[Michael Arne]] (1740-1786), English composer, son of Thomas | |||
*the title character of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Comic strip|comic strip]] ''[[Arne Anka]]''. | *the title character of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Comic strip|comic strip]] ''[[Arne Anka]]''. | ||
==Geographic names== | ==Geographic names== | ||
''Arne'' is the name of | ''Arne'' is the name of | ||
*a [[civil parish]] in [[Dorset]] (''see'' [[Arne, Dorset]]) | *a [[civil parish]] in [[Dorset]] (''see'' [[Arne, Dorset]]) | ||
*a [[Communes of France|French commune]] in the [[Départements of France|''département'']] of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]: ''see'' [[Arné]] and | *a [[Communes of France|French commune]] in the [[Départements of France|''département'']] of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]: ''see'' [[Arné]] and | ||
*a [[township]] in [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]], [[North Dakota]]. | *a [[township]] in [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]], [[North Dakota]]. | ||
In [[Antiquity|antiquity]] ''Arne'' (''Ἄρνη'') was primarily a [[Boiotic Greek|Boiotian]], a [[Thessaly|Thessalian]], a [[Thrace|Thracian]] and an [[Aeolic Greek|Aeolian]] toponym, namely: | In [[Antiquity|antiquity]] ''Arne'' (''Ἄρνη'') was primarily a [[Boiotic Greek|Boiotian]], a [[Thessaly|Thessalian]], a [[Thrace|Thracian]] and an [[Aeolic Greek|Aeolian]] toponym, namely: | ||
*a general Boiotian or Aeolian name for any "city of origin" in Greece | *a general Boiotian or Aeolian name for any "city of origin" in Greece | ||
*the name of an ancient city in [[Boeotia]], | *the name of an ancient city in [[Boeotia]], either: | ||
**[[Chaeronea]], | **[[Chaeronea]], | ||
**[[Akraiphion]] or | **[[Akraiphion]] or | ||
**an unknown city that perished in the [[Lake Kopais|Lake Kopaïs]] | **an unknown city that perished in the [[Lake Kopais|Lake Kopaïs]] | ||
*the alternative old name of the large [[Mycenaean_Greece|Mycenaean]] castle [[Gla]] | *the alternative old name of the large [[Mycenaean_Greece|Mycenaean]] castle [[Gla]] | ||
*the alleged archaic name of the Thessaliotis territory or of its [[Capital|capital]] [[Kierion]] | *the alleged archaic name of the Thessaliotis territory or of its [[Capital|capital]] [[Kierion]] | ||
*a Thracian place of origin. | *a Thracian place of origin. | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
*[[959 Arne]] is the name of an [[Asteroid belt|inner belt]] [[Minor planet|minor planet]] in the [[Solar system|solar system]]. | *[[959 Arne]] is the name of an [[Asteroid belt|inner belt]] [[Minor planet|minor planet]] in the [[Solar system|solar system]]. | ||
*An ''arne'' is the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] term for the central floor stone in traditional Norwegian homes, which is commonly used as a fireplace. | *An ''arne'' is the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] term for the central floor stone in traditional Norwegian homes, which is commonly used as a fireplace. | ||
*In [[Urban area|urban]] English [[Slang|slang]], the word ''arne'' refers to a gorgeous, sexy or pretty male person. | *In [[Urban area|urban]] English [[Slang|slang]], the word ''arne'' refers to a gorgeous, sexy or pretty male person. | ||
Revision as of 03:29, 9 September 2009
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
Arne is a male forename of Germanic origin: see Arne (name).
Names
Arne can also be
- a female forename of archaic Greek origin and
- a surname of Germanic origin, especially in English-speaking countries.
For all names see Arne (name).
Historical persons and characters of myth and fiction
Arne may refer to
- Arne Sithonis (Ἄρνη),
- Arne, nymph daughter of Aeolus (Ἄρνη),
- Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778), English composer of the eighteenth century
- Michael Arne (1740-1786), English composer, son of Thomas
- the title character of the Swedish comic strip Arne Anka.
Geographic names
Arne is the name of
- a civil parish in Dorset (see Arne, Dorset)
- a French commune in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées: see Arné and
- a township in Benson County, North Dakota.
In antiquity Arne (Ἄρνη) was primarily a Boiotian, a Thessalian, a Thracian and an Aeolian toponym, namely:
- a general Boiotian or Aeolian name for any "city of origin" in Greece
- the name of an ancient city in Boeotia, either:
- Chaeronea,
- Akraiphion or
- an unknown city that perished in the Lake Kopaïs
- the alternative old name of the large Mycenaean castle Gla
- the alleged archaic name of the Thessaliotis territory or of its capital Kierion
- a Thracian place of origin.
Other
- 959 Arne is the name of an inner belt minor planet in the solar system.
- An arne is the Norwegian term for the central floor stone in traditional Norwegian homes, which is commonly used as a fireplace.
- In urban English slang, the word arne refers to a gorgeous, sexy or pretty male person.