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Arlo

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: Spenser's invented hill name in The Faerie Queene, or Italian, like Carlo Disputed

Often said to mean 'fortified hill'; the references don't support that.

Origin
Uncertain
Popularity

US 2025: #148 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #15

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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