Arthur name - Meaning of Arthur
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance, Gaelic
- Pronounced
- AHR-thər (English) , ar-TUYR (French) , AHR-toor (German) , AHR-tur (Dutch)
- Arthur Meaning
- The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man" or rigos "king". Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius. Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (some possibly as early as the 7th century) but his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth. The name came into general use in England in the Middle Ages due to the prevalence of Arthurian romances, and it enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century. Famous bearers include German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), mystery author and Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). The true origins of the name Arthur are not known. It is probably of Celtic origin and is possibly related to the word “artos”, which means "bear". It could also be related to the Gaelic word “art”, which means "stone".
Arthur Related Names
Variants: Artur (German), Artur (Swedish), Artur (Norwegian), Artur (Danish)
Diminutives: Art (English), Tuur (Dutch)
Other Languages: Artur (Czech), Artturi, Arto, Arttu (Finnish), Artur (Galician), Artúr (Hungarian), Arturo (Italian), Tuur (Limburgish), Artūras (Lithuanian), Artur (Polish), Artur (Portuguese), Artur (Romanian), Artur (Russian), Artair (Scottish), Artur (Slovene), Arturo (Spanish)
Arthur Celebrities
Arthur Miller - author, Arthur Becker - basketball player, Arthur Brown - musician, Arthur Conan Doyle - writer, Arthur Franz - actor, Arthur Hailey - author, Arthur Hill - actor, Arthur Honegger - composer,
