Given name · also Irish
Artúr
“bear”
Artúr is a masculine given name, probably from Middle Irish, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic. It is used in Hungarian, Irish, and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Artúr probably goes back to Proto-Brythonic *arθ, meaning “bear.”
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Where it comes from
Artúr probably comes from Middle Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Brythonic.
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How it developed
Probably from Middle Irish Artúr, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, from Proto-Brythonic *arθ (“bear”).
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Artúr’s family of names
Artúr shares a linguistic root with Arthur. In Slovak usage, Artúr has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Artur. In Irish usage, Artúr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arthur.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Artúr has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Artúr
- Artúr GörgeiHungarian military leader (1818–1916)
- Artúr SomlayHungarian actor (1883–1951)
- Artúr CorayHungarian shot putter and discus thrower (1881–1909)
- Artúr FeilitzschHungarian politician (1859-1925)
- Artúr Harmatcomposer (1885–1962)
- Artúr SebestyénHungarian architect (1868–1945)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Artognou
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Ahearn
“lord of the horses”
>99% boys