Arvid, Arved or Arnvid is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Persia. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse Arnviðr and means "forest of eagles". In the Old Persian language the name Arvid means "Aryan knowledge". It consists of two parts, "ar" which is the short form for Aryan and "vid" which means knowledge.
People named Arvid include:
Arvid Andersson (disambiguation), various Olympic Games competitorsArvid Carlsson (born 1923), Swedish scientist and Nobel laureateArvid Hanssen (1932-1998), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writerArvid Harnack (1901-1942), German jurist, economist, and resistance fighter in Nazi GermanyArvid Horn (1664-1742), Swedish soldier, diplomat and politicianArvid Järnefelt (1861-1932), Finnish writerArvid Johanson (born 1929), Norwegian newspaper editor and politicianArvid Knutsen (1944–2009), Norwegian footballer and coachArvid Lindman (1862-1936), Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and politicianArvid Lundberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey defencemanArvid Nyholm (1866-1927), Swedish-American painterArvid Pardo (1914-1999), Maltese diplomat, scholar and university professorArvid Posse (1820-1901), Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883Arvid Stålarm the Younger (c. 1540 or 1549–1620), Swedish noble and soldierArvid Storsveen (1915-1943), Norwegian organizer of XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation in occupied Norway during World War IIArvid Trolle (c. 1440-1505), Swedish magnate and politicianArvid Wittenberg (1606-1657), Swedish count, field marshal and privyArvīds Pelše (1899-1983), Soviet Latvian politician and government functionary