Arlo

Arlo (pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.loʊ/) is a traditionally male given name. Some sources state it to be of Old English origin, meaning "from the hill fort"; 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).

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.

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

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

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, portrayed by Raymond J. Barry
 * Arlo Glass, on the 8th season of the television series 24

Films

 * Arlo Pear, in the 1988 comedy film Moving, portrayed by Richard Pryor
 * Arlo, in the 2002 comedy film Orange County, played by Kyle Howard
 * Arlo, a young green Apatosaurus and the main character in the 2015 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