Meaning: Uncertain; possibly linked to a literary place name
The story
Arlo’s origin is uncertain. One proposal connects it with Arlo Hill in Edmund Spenser’s poetry, but the spelling does not establish a single literal meaning.
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Arlo comes from English.
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