Arnold

Arnold descends from Germanic roots meaning "eagle" and "ruler," a raptor-sharp etymology softened by centuries of use. The Normans carried it into England, where it settled comfortably among saints, cricketers, and, eventually, a certain bodybuilder-turned-governor who made the name shorthand for improbable ambition. Before that Hollywood detour it was the province of tennis player Arnold Palmer's golf clubs and Matthew Arnold's verse. Two syllables with a rolling middle consonant, it sits firmly in old-school territory, last fashionable in the 1920s and now waiting quietly for a revival. Arnold is vintage in the best way: confident, a little wry, not trying.