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Quick answerThe name 'Arnob' is derived from the Bengali and Sanskrit roots, meaning "leader of the ocean" or "wave of the sea" (from *arṇa* meaning "wave" and *pa* meaning "protector" or "lord").

Sanskrit · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,433
TrendVintage
Peak year2011
Syllables2
OriginSanskrit
LanguageBengali
CultureBengali
Letters5
Numerology5 Chaldean 8
Global rank#12,433

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Arnob

The name 'Arnob' is derived from the Bengali and Sanskrit roots, meaning "leader of the ocean" or "wave of the sea" (from *arṇa* meaning "wave" and *pa* meaning "protector" or "lord").

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Etymology

The name 'Arnob' is derived from the Bengali and Sanskrit roots, meaning "leader of the ocean" or "wave of the sea" (from *arṇa* meaning "wave" and *pa* meaning "protector" or "lord"). It is primarily used in Bengali Hindu and Muslim cultures, notably as the name of Arnob, a 4th-century Christian saint and apologist from Roman North Africa, though the Bengali usage is unrelated to that figure.

Arnob currently ranks #12,433 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2011.

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