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{{short description|Unisex given name meaning endless energy}}
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'''Arlo''' (pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.loʊ/) is a traditionally male given name. Some sources state it to be of [[Old English]] origin, meaning "endless energy";<ref>The Little Giant Encyclopaedia of Names, Nathaniel Altman, Sterling Publishing Co., 1999, p. 44</ref> it was first used by [[Edmund Spenser]], who "evidently invented" it, as the name of a hill where the gods debate in his poem ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'' (1590 and 1596).<ref>The Great Big Book of Baby Names, Cleveland Kent Evans, Publications International Ltd, 2006, p. 49</ref>

A 2018 [[Yahoo! UK]] article indicated an increasing popularity of "Arlo" – alongside such names as "James", "Charlie", "Noah", and "Reggie"  as a girls' name in England and Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/noah-harper-arlo-revealed-popular-unisex-baby-names-090813003.html|title=Noah, Harper and Arlo revealed as some of the most popular unisex baby names|date=15 May 2018}}</ref>

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==People==
===Arts and sciences===
* [[Arlo Bates]] (1850–1918), American author, educator and newspaperman
* [[Arlo Gilliam]] (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and record producer
* [[Arlo Guthrie]] (born 1947), American folk singer
* [[Arlo Haskell]], historian, poet, literary organizer, and publisher
* [[Arlo Hemphill]] (born 1971), American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor
* [[Arlo U. Landolt]] (1935–2022), American astronomer
* [[Arlo Parks]] (born 2000), British musician 
* [[Arlo West]] (born 1958), American singer/songwriter
* [[Arlo McKinley]]

===Military===
* [[Arlo L. Olson]] (1918–1943), American military officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor

===Politics===
* [[Arlo Hullinger]] (1921–2021), American politician
* [[Arlo Looking Cloud]] (born 1954), Native American activist
* [[Arlo Schmidt]] (1931-2022), American politician
* [[Arlo Smith]], District Attorney of San Francisco, California, during 1980–1996

===Sports===
* [[Arlo Brunsberg]] (born 1940), former professional baseball player
* Arlo Bugeja (born 1986), Australian speedway rider
* [[Arlo Chavez]] (born 1966), Filipino boxer who has competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
* [[Arlo Eisenberg]] (born 1973), American aggressive inline skater
* [[Arlo White]] (born 1973), English sports commentator

==Fictional characters==
===Television===
* Arlo Beauregard, in the 2021 Netflix animated series ''[[I Heart Arlo]]'', voiced by [[Michael J. Woodard]]
* [[Arlo Davenport]], on the British soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
* [[Arlo Dean]], on the British soap opera ''[[Family Affairs]]''
* Arlo Givens, on the television series ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'', portrayed by Raymond J. Barry
* [[Arlo Glass]], on the 8th season of the television series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''

===Films===
* Arlo Pear, in the 1988 comedy film ''[[Moving (1988 film)|Moving]]'', portrayed by Richard Pryor
* Arlo, in the 2002 comedy film ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'', played by Kyle Howard
* Arlo, a young [[green]] [[Apatosaurus]] and the main character in the 2015 [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]] [[animated]] film ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]''
* Arlo Beauregard, the lead titular character in the 2021 Netflix film ''[[Arlo the Alligator Boy]]'', voiced by Michael J. Woodard

===Comics===
* one of the titular characters of ''[[Arlo and Janis]]'', an American comic strip

===Video Games===
* Arlo Flores, one of the survivor characters in the [[Roblox]] game ''Daybreak''
* Leader Arlo, one of the Leaders of Team GO Rocket in [[Pokémon GO]]

== References ==
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[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:English-language unisex given names]]
[[Category:English unisex given names]]