Arvid

Where Arvid comes from

Borrowed from North Germanic (Danish Arvid, Swedish Arvid, Norwegian Arvid).
— Wiktionary's entry for Arvid
  • North Germanic
Along the way
  1. 1862
    Arvid Lindman born
    Swedish 20th century prime minister
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys — 5 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1887
    Peak, #544
    11 babies named Arvid — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1895
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1923
    Arvid Carlsson born
    Swedish neuroscientist
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the North Germanic languages [in turn from Old Norse].
Namesakes
  • Arvid Carlsson · Swedish neuroscientist, 1923–2018
  • Arvid Lindman · Swedish 20th century prime minister, 1862–1936
  • Arvid Lindblad · British racing driver, born 2007
  • Arvid Posse · Swedish 19th century prime minister, 1820–1901
  • Arvid August Afzelius · Swedish clergyman, poet, historian, mythologist and botanist, 1785–1871

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.