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Артур
“strong as a bear”
Артур (Artúr) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian.
Belarusian and Russian and Serbian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Arthur.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Артур is Artur written in Cyrillic. In German use, Artur is a variant of Arthur. Arthur is sometimes interpreted as “strong as a bear,” but a secure literal meaning is not established. Arthur’s heroic associations arise clearly from Arthurian legend and should be distinguished from a proven word-for-word etymology.
Explained through its name family
Артур’s family of names
In Russian usage, Артур has a diminutive in А́ртя. In Russian usage, Артур has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arthur. In Russian usage, Артур has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Artur.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Артур has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
8 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ArthurGerman, English
- Arturoequivalent
- Arcturusequivalent
- Arturusequivalent
- 亞瑟Chinese
- Arthurusequivalent
- Арту́рhas masculine form
- ArthúrIcelandic
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People named Артур
- Artur Rasizade6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijanborn 1935
- Artur YusupovRussian footballerborn 1989
- Artur BeterbievRussian boxerborn 1985
- Artur AkhmatkhuzinOlympic foil fencerborn 1988
- Artur NaifonovRussian born Ossetian wrestlerborn 1997
- Artur DmitrievSoviet and Russian figure skater (1968—2026)
- Artur ChilingarovRussian explorer and politician (1939–2024)
- Artur SmolyaninovRussian actorborn 1983
- Artur MkrtchyanNagarno-Karabakh politician1959–1992
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