Arlo is a given name for males. There are several origins of the name. From Old English, it is a variation of Harlow

Harlow

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 /HA(r)-low/, derived from the Anglo-Saxon here 'army, troops; war-' and hlaw 'mound, cairn, hill,' thereby meaning 'army hill.' In Italian

Italian language

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 it can be a variant of Carlo(s), Karlo(s), equivalent to the English name Charles

Charles

Charles is a given name for males and is borrowed from the French form of the Latin Carolus Charles is a given name for males and is borrowed from the French form of the Latin Carolus...

, which in turn is derived from Middle High German karl 'man.' In Spanish

Spanish language

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, its meaning is 'barberry tree.' Arlo can also be a variant of Harley and the first formant in Arlene, which derive from Old English har "hare", "rabbit" and ear(n) "eagle." The second formant, giving -lo(w), -l(e)y, etc. are topographic names, such as the hlaw mentioned above. For example, the ancestors of today's lee (and name Lee), loch, etc. As such, names like Harley, Arlo, etc. can also mean "eagle's hill," "hare's clearing," and so on.

Variant forms of Arlo include: Arlow, Arlowe, Arrlo, Harlow and Harlowe.

Arts and Sciences

• Arlo Bates
  Arlo Bates
  Arlo Bates was an American author, educator and newspaperman.-Biography:Arlo Bates was born at East Machias, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876. In 1880 Bates became the editor of the Boston Sunday Courier and afterward became professor of English at the Massachusetts Institute of...
  
   (1850-1918), American author, educator and newspaperman.
• Arlo Guthrie
  Arlo Guthrie
  Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
  
  , American folk singer
• Arlo Hemphill
  Arlo Hemphill
  Arlo Hanlin Hemphill is an American explorer, ocean conservationist, and film actor. With an educational background in marine biology, he is a Fellow National of the Explorers Club and has been listed in Nature as one of 100+ global biodiversity experts, credited for his expertise pertaining to...
  
  , American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor
• Arlo U. Landolt
  Arlo U. Landolt
  Arlo U. Landolt is an American astronomer. Landolt has worked principally in photometry and has published a number of widely used lists of standard stars. In 1995, he received the George van Biesbroeck Prize from the American Astronomical Society...
  
  , American astronomer
• Arlo West
  Arlo West
  Arlo West is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has recorded fourteen albums and has appeared as a guest artist on many others. He has toured with Uncle John Turner and Bobby "Bobby T" Torello...
  
  , American singer/songwriter
• Arlo Arvidson, American singer/songwriter
• Arlo Kurian, American Humanitarian
• Arlo Jackson
  Arlo Jackson
  Leray Arlo Jackson is an Afro-American Music Artist/Producer, Filmmaker,Amateur Skateboarderand Conception Artist from Chicago.-Biography:Arlo, an independent music producer who founded Trailblazer MPC Worldwide in 2004 shortly after he began writing and producing music for himself and other...
  
  , American Music Producer, Entertainer, and Filmmaker
• Arlo Forbes, American photographer

Sports

• Arlo Eisenberg
  Arlo Eisenberg
  Arlo Eisenberg is an aggressive inline skater who pioneered street skating. He is considered by many to be an important innovator of the aggressive skating industry.-Biography:...
  
  , American aggressive inline skater
• Arlo White
  Arlo White
  Arlo White is an English sports presenter and commentator, originally from Leicester.-Early career:He began broadcasting at the age of 27, after gaining experience covering non-league Football for Radio Derby and also while travelling in Australia....
  
  , English sports commentator

Fictional

• Arlo Dean, character on the soap opera Family Affairs
  Family Affairs
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• Arlo, character played by Kyle Howard
  Kyle Howard
  Kyle Alan Howard is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Kyle Howard grew up in Loveland, Colorado. He has worked in both film and television...
  
   on the feature film Orange County
  Orange County (film)
  Orange County is a 2002 American comedy film starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black. It was released on January 11, 2002. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films and Scott Rudin. The movie was directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Mike White.-Plot:Shaun Brumder is a...
  
  
• Arlo Glass, character on the 8th season of the television series "24 (tv series)
  24 (TV series)
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