Arnaud (given name) explained
Arnaud or Arnault is the French form of the German given name Arnold. It derives from the Germanic roots, arn (eagle), and wald (power).
People named Arnaud include
- Arnaud Amalric (died 1225), Cistercian monk involved with the Inquisition
- Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret (1338–1401), French nobleman and Lord of Albret
- Arnaud Anastassowa (born 1988), French-Bulgarian footballer
- Arnaud Assoumani (born 1985), French long jumper
- Arnaud Aubert (died 1371), French archbishop
- Arnaud Baille/Sicre (c. 1250–c. 1350), French cobbler and informer for the Inquisition
- Arnaud Balijon (born 1983), French football goalkeeper
- Arnaud Beltrame (1973–2018), French gendarme lieutenant colonel murdered after swapping himself for a hostage
- Arnaud Berquin (1747–1791), French author
- Arnaud Bertheux (born 1977), French footballer
- Arnaud Blin (born 1963), French historian and political scientist
- Arnaud Boetsch (born 1969), French tennis player
- Arnaud Boiteau (born 1973), French equestrian
- Arnaud Brocard (born 1986), French football goalkeeper
- Arnaud Bühler (born 1985), Swiss footballer
- Arnaud Casquette (born 1978), Mauritian long jumper
- Arnaud Chaffanjon, French genealogist
- Arnaud Clément (born 1977), French tennis player
- Arnaud Costes (born 1973), French rugby union footballer
- Arnaud Cotture (born 1995), Swiss basketball player
- Arnaud Démare (born 1991), French racing cyclist
- Arnaud Denjoy (1884–1974), French mathematician
- Arnaud Desjardins (1925–2011), French author and producer
- Arnaud Desplechin (born 1960), French film director
- Arnaud Dos Santos (born 1945), French former footballer and coach
- Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 1979), French former tennis player
- Arnaud Gérard (born 1984), French road bicycle racer
- Arnaud Geyre (1935–2018), French former racing cyclist
- Arnaud Hybois (born 1982), French sprint canoer
- Arnaud II de La Porte (1737–1792), French statesman and government minister
- Arnaud I de La Porte (1706–1770), French statesman
- Arnaud Kalimuendo (born 2002), French footballer
- Arnaud Kouyo (born 1984), Ivoirian footballer
- Arnaud Labbe (born 1976), French racing cyclist
- Arnaud Lagardère (born 1961), the CEO of Lagardère Group
- Arnaud Larrieu (born 1966), French film director and writer
- Arnaud Le Gall (born 1980), French politician
- Arnaud Le Lan (born 1978), French footballer
- Arnaud Lebrun (born 1973), French former footballer
- Arnaud Lescure (born 1986), French footballer
- Arnaud Lisembart (born 1984), French former footballer
- Arnaud Maggs (1926–2012), Canadian artist and photographer
- Arnaud Maire (born 1979), French footballer
- Arnaud Malherbe (born 1972), South African sprinter
- Arnaud Margueritte (born 1973), French former football goalkeeper
- Arnaud Cartwright Marts (1888–1970), interim president of Bucknell University from 1935 to 1945
- Arnaud Massy (1877–1950), French golfer
- Arnaud Merklé (born 1998), French badminton player
- Arnaud Merlin (born 1963), French jazz critic, music journalist and radio producer
- Arnaud Monney (born 1981), Ivorian former footballer
- Arnaud Nordin (born 1998), French footballer
- Arnaud Tsamere (born 1975), French comedian, actor and television presenter
- Arnaud Courlet de Vregille (born 1958), French painter
