Given name & surname
Artur
“strong as a bear”
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.
Meaning & origin
What it means
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
Where it comes from
In German use, Artur is a variant of Arthur. Arthur belongs to a Celtic and British naming tradition, though its precise derivation is obscure. Early material includes the Latinized form Artorius; that form alone does not settle the name’s ultimate roots.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Artur developed from Arthur. In German use, Artur is a variant of Arthur. The shared background comes through Arthur: Arthur’s historical forms include the Latinized Artorius. Arthur’s deeper derivation is obscure, so the modern spelling provides no secure word-for-word explanation.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Artur is a variant of Arthur. The history of Arthur gives this family its wider story. Medieval literature built an extensive body of legend around King Arthur, whose historical identity is uncertain. In nineteenth-century Britain, the fame of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, and Tennyson’s Idylls of the King helped renew interest in the name. The wider Victorian enthusiasm for medieval stories formed part of that revival.
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Artur through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 858
- 858 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,148 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,148 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,571 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Artur’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Artur has a diminutive in TUI. In Faroese usage, Artur developed from the English form Arthur. In Polish usage, Artur has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Arturo.
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Around the world
Artur has relatives in 22 languages.
22 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Artur
- Artur MasSpanish politician (born 1956)
- Artur Rasizade6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijanborn 1935
- Artur BorucPolish footballerborn 1980
- Artur BernardesBrazilian politician (1875–1955)
- Artur AleksanyanArmenian wrestlerborn 1991
- Artur JędrzejczykPolish association football playerborn 1987
- Artur SchnabelAustrian pianist (1882-1951)
- Artur AvilaBrazilian and French mathematicianborn 1979
- Artur SobiechPolish footballerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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