Arlo Explained

Arlo
Gender:	Male Given
Language:	Old English (Anglo Saxon)

Arlo (pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.loʊ/) is a traditionally male given name. Some sources state it to be of Old English origin, meaning "from the hill fort";^[1] it was first used by Edmund Spenser, who "evidently invented" it, as the name of a hill where the gods debate in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590 and 1596).^[2]

A 2018 Yahoo! UK article indicated an increasing popularity of "Arlo" – alongside such names as "James", "Charlie", "Noah", and "Reggie" as a girls' name in England and Wales.^[3]

People

Arts and sciences

• Arlo Bates (1850–1918), American author, educator and newspaperman
• Arlo Gilliam (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and record producer
• Arlo Guthrie (born 1947), American folk singer
• Arlo Haskell, historian, poet, literary organizer, and publisher
• Arlo Hemphill (born 1971), American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor
• Arlo U. Landolt (1935–2022), American astronomer
• Arlo Parks (born 2000), British musician
• Arlo West (born 1958), American singer/songwriter

Military

• Arlo L. Olson (1918–1943), American military officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politics

• Arlo Hullinger (1921–2021), American politician
• Arlo Looking Cloud (born 1954), Native American activist
• Arlo Schmidt (1931-2022), American politician
• Arlo Smith, District Attorney of San Francisco, California, during 1980–1996

Sports

• Arlo Brunsberg (born 1940), former professional baseball player
• Arlo Bugeja (born 1986), Australian speedway rider
• Arlo Chavez (born 1966), Filipino boxer who has competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Arlo Eisenberg (born 1973), American aggressive inline skater
• Arlo White (born 1973), English sports commentator

Fictional characters

Television

• Arlo Beauregard, in the 2021 Netflix animated series I Heart Arlo, voiced by Michael J. Woodard
• Arlo Davenport, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Arlo Dean, on the British soap opera Family Affairs
• Arlo Givens, on the television series Justified, portrayed by Raymond J. Barry
• Arlo Glass, on the 8th season of the television series 24

Films

• Arlo Pear, in the 1988 comedy film Moving, portrayed by Richard Pryor
• Arlo, in the 2002 comedy film Orange County, played by Kyle Howard
• Arlo, a young green Apatosaurus and the main character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated film The Good Dinosaur
• Arlo Beauregard, the lead titular character in the 2021 Netflix film Arlo the Alligator Boy, voiced by Michael J. Woodard

Comics

• one of the titular characters of Arlo and Janis, an American comic strip

Video Games

• Arlo Flores, one of the survivor characters in the Roblox game Daybreak
• Leader Arlo, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO

References

1. The Little Giant Encyclopaedia of Names, Nathaniel Altman, Sterling Publishing Co., 1999, p. 44
2. The Great Big Book of Baby Names, Cleveland Kent Evans, Publications International Ltd, 2006, p. 49
3. Web site: Noah, Harper and Arlo revealed as some of the most popular unisex baby names. 15 May 2018.