I was wondering about the origins of the name Arlo. ( I'm due to have a baby boy in July. I have searched on Google and all I can find is that it may mean hill, but the origins are unknown! Any clues??
Thanks.

Helen Waxman

Congrats on the baby! From what I understand Arlos mom got his name from a book she read as a child that was about a little boy named Arlo. Woody drew a pic of the Arlo character & Marjories liked it so much they decided to name their baby after him. They gave him a middle name of Davy, just incase he didn't like his first name...

I think Arlo is a different, nice and immediate name. I mean, you know, it isn'ìt like say, "Huckleberry" and it isn't so common like say, "Joe" !!!!!!

Rob

The name Arlo comes from a character in a book that, Marjorie, Arlo's mother read when she was a child. When Marjorie was pregnant with Arlo, she and Woody were walking on a beach on Coney Island, when Marjorie asked Woody if they could name the new baby Arlo, and Woody said that it would be just fine. So that's how Arlo was named. I don't know the meaning of the name, though.

Helen said:

Well now, there's a horse neamed Arlo and at least one baby boy, hippiewitch's?

No girls named Arlo?

I love the name Arlo. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my 2 year old Samoyed is named after Arlo. People - and dogs - take on the attributes of their name. My four-legged Arlo is affectionate, goofy, playful, loyal and talented. (He sings along when I play harmonica.) He would be an entirely different dog if I had named him Romanasky or Dylan. His father's name was Woody. Woody was very unpredictable and late in his life he could be ornery for no particular reason.

Mom

My dog of choice is the pembroke welsh corgi, and I'm on 3 online corgi lists. Through them I know of at least 4 Arlo corgis from all over the US, including Massachusetts.

Corgi-Aid, which helps with rescue, did a calendar featuring an Arlo
for January this year. He uses a doggie cart to get around due to
a paralyzed spine. Cute guy, wonder if his dad was named Woody too?
I'll have to notice if I see a Arlo/Woody trend.

Linda

When I named my Yellow Lab some 13 years ago, he was registered as ARLO 7 by the AKC.

In the "Dictionary of First Names" written by Alfred J. Kolatch on page 22 it has this to say about the name, "ARLO Probably from the Old English, "meaning a fortified hill." CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLE: Arlo Guthrie, folk singer."

Makes sense to me when you think of the words in ADG's song Massachusetts, "there's a house upon the hill that keeps us from the chill and by the grace of God we will be in Massachusetts."

I don't know about the fortified part.

About the name Arlo - I have seen other children named Arlo (generally boys...but a girl would be able to pull it off) however, more interestingly, I live in Peekskill, NY where there is a street named Arlo. I smile every time I drive by it.

I hadn't really thought about using it myself, no kids yet, but I think it would be interesting for a girl.

Vness

I just searched for name meanings....apparently Arlo does mean hill in English but in Spanish it means Barberry (as in the plant). On further recollection I think I have seen Arlo as a Spanish name in other places.

V