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''Arne'' can also be | ''Arne'' can also be | ||
*a female forename of [[ | *a female forename of archaic [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] origin and | ||
*a [[Surname|surname]] of Germanic origin, especially in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries. | *a [[Surname|surname]] of Germanic origin, especially in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries. | ||
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*a [[Communes of France|French commune]] in the [[Départements of France|''département'']] of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]: ''see'' [[Arné]]. | *a [[Communes of France|French commune]] in the [[Départements of France|''département'']] of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]: ''see'' [[Arné]]. | ||
In [[Antiquity|antiquity]] ''Arnê'' (''Ἄρνη'') was primarily a [[Boiotic Greek|Boiotian]], a [[Thessaly|Thessalian]], a [[Thrace|Thracian]] and | In [[Antiquity|antiquity]] ''Arnê'' (''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,<ref>W. Brandenstein, in: H. Arntz (ed.), ''Germanen und Indogermanen. Volkstum, Sprache, Heimat, Kultur. Festschrift für Hermann Hirt.'' (Heidelberg); Robert Forrer, ''Reallexikon der prähistorischen, klassischen und frühchristlichen Altertümer'', 26, 1937, pp. 178 ff.; Heinz Kronasser, ''Indogermanica. Festschrift für Wolfgang Krause'', 1960, pp. 55 f.; [[Pauly-Wissowa|''RE'']] XXII, 1513, pp 58 ff.</ref> | *a general Boiotian or Aeolian name for any "city of origin" in Greece,<ref>W. Brandenstein, in: H. Arntz (ed.), ''Germanen und Indogermanen. Volkstum, Sprache, Heimat, Kultur. Festschrift für Hermann Hirt.'' (Heidelberg); Robert Forrer, ''Reallexikon der prähistorischen, klassischen und frühchristlichen Altertümer'', 26, 1937, pp. 178 ff.; Heinz Kronasser, ''Indogermanica. Festschrift für Wolfgang Krause'', 1960, pp. 55 f.; [[Pauly-Wissowa|''RE'']] XXII, 1513, pp 58 ff.</ref> | ||
*the name of an ancient city in [[Boeotia]],<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.507 & 7.9</ref> either: | *the name of an ancient city in [[Boeotia]],<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.507 & 7.9</ref> either: | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 5 July 2007
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
- Arnê Sithonis (Ἄρνη),
- Arnê, nymph daughter of Aeolus (Ἄρνη),
- Thomas Augustine Arne, an English composer of the eighteenth century,[1] or
- the title character of the Swedish comic strip Arne Anka.
Geographic names
Arne is the name of
- a village in Dorset (see Arne, Dorset)[2] and
- a French commune in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées: see Arné.
In antiquity Arnê (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,[3]
- the name of an ancient city in Boeotia,[4] either:
- Chaeronea,
- Akraiphion or
- an unknown city that perished in the Lake Kopais,[5]
- the alternative old name of the large Mycenaean castle Gla,[6]
- the alleged archaic name of the Thessaliotis territory or of its capital Kierion[7] or
- a Thracian place of origin.[8]
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.[9]
References
- ↑ See also Rule, Britannia!
- ↑ The village is situated near the Arne Bay. The surrounding region is called the Arne Peninsular and features the Arne Nature Reserve.
- ↑ W. Brandenstein, in: H. Arntz (ed.), Germanen und Indogermanen. Volkstum, Sprache, Heimat, Kultur. Festschrift für Hermann Hirt. (Heidelberg); Robert Forrer, Reallexikon der prähistorischen, klassischen und frühchristlichen Altertümer, 26, 1937, pp. 178 ff.; Heinz Kronasser, Indogermanica. Festschrift für Wolfgang Krause, 1960, pp. 55 f.; RE XXII, 1513, pp 58 ff.
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 2.507 & 7.9
- ↑ Walther Sontheimer & Konrat Ziegler, Der Kleine Pauly, Vol. 1, p. 602; partial evidence in: RE II 1202, pp. 36 ff.
- ↑ pro: Wilamowitz (1891), Pindar (1922), Noack (1894), Noack (1903); see also: J.G. Frazer, Pausanias 5, 1898, p. 128; D. Fimmen, Kretisch-Mykenische Kultur, 1924, 6.V; Burr, "Nεῶν χατάλογος", in: Klio (Beiheft) 49, 1944, pp. 26 f.; H.P. Drögemüller in: Gymnasium 68, 1961, pp. 199 ff. et al.; contra: De Ridder (1894/1897)
- ↑ RE II 1202, pp. 29 ff.
- ↑ Steph. Byz. s.v., Ἄρνη (p. 124 1–2 Meinecke), in G.L. Huxley, "Arne Sithonis", Classical Quarterly 32 (i), 1982, p. 160
- ↑ Entry on arne in the Urban Dictionary.