Arlo
Meaning of Arlo
Arlo, pronounced AHR-loh, traces a winding lineage from the Old English idea of a “fortified hill” to the mist-veiled Irish valley of Aherlow that Edmund Spenser painted into poetic legend. The name stands sturdy as a Tuscan stone tower yet feels as light as a mandolin trill drifting across a piazza at dusk. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie once lent it a bohemian lilt, but twenty-first-century parents hear a fresher refrain: in the United States it has vaulted from a quiet No. 655 in 1980 to a vibrant No. 142 in 2024, a rise as quick as a Vespa weaving through Florentine streets. With two crisp syllables that glide like a sip of espresso, Arlo is easy for little tongues to master and for Nonna to pronounce with affectionate flair. It suits a barefoot beachcomber as readily as a pin-striped diplomat, offering families a name that feels vintage yet vivace—warm, compact, and just mischievous enough to keep life interesting.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as AHR-loh (/ˈɑːləʊ/)
American English
- Pronunced as AHR-loh (/ˈɑrloʊ/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
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Notable People Named Arlo
| Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer and storyteller known for protest songs, the Thanksgiving anthem Alices Restaurant, a hit with City of New Orleans, and deep ties to Massachusetts. |
| Arlo Parks is an English singer and songwriter whose 2021 debut Collapsed in Sunbeams drew acclaim, hit number three in the UK, earned Brit Award nominations, and won the Mercury Prize. |
| Arlo McKinley is an American country singer songwriter with three albums, most recently This Mess We're In, released on John Prine's Oh Boy Records in July 2022. |
| Arlo Schmidt - Arlo E. Schmidt served as a North Dakota Democratic NPL state representative for the 7th district from 1995 to 2010. |
