What does Arthur mean?

Arthur means "stone, bear; thor, the eagle"

How do we pronounce Arthur?

Arthur \ar-(t)hur, art-h-ur\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Arthur is pronounced as AAR-THahR (English) or aeRTUYR (French) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Arthur: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; UY as in "rue (French)"

What is the origin of Arthur?

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Arthur is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Celtic. From the elements 'art' meaning stone, bear ; 'artus' meaning tight. Artorius (Latinized) and Artus (Old English) are old forms of Arthur. The name is of obscure Celtic origin; it could be derived from the Celtic 'artos' (bear) or the Irish 'art' (stone, bear) (stone), or from the Roman family name Artorius. It could also be Germanic in origin. A Roman officer with the latter name has been suggested as a historical basis for the legendary King Arthur, who is believed to have reigned in the 5th or 6th century. The 'th' in the English name is not found prior to the 16th century. Arthurian legend contributed to the vast popularity of the name. Three other princes, namely Henry II's son (1187-1203), Henry VII's son (1486-1502) and Queen Victoria's third son (1850-1942) also bore the name as Prince Arthur. The name Arthuretta meaning of name (English) is the female version of Arthur. Arthur is a widely used name; it has 36 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English include Aata pronounciation, Are pronounciation, Arrt name popularity, Arte pronounciation, name Arth origin, name Arthel meaning, baby name Arthor, Arthos definition (used in Irish and Scottish too), name Arthuro origin, name Arthus meaning, Arthyr meaning of name, Artor name, Artro name popularity, Arturas meaning of name, Arturo name (used in Italian and Spanish too), Aurther meaning of name, Aurthur name popularity, and Authur meaning. Other English forms include the contraction name Art meaning (used in Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish too), the pet forms name Artie origin and Arty name, and the variant spellings meaning of Arther and name Artur origin (used in German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, and Polish too). Foreign variants of Arthur include short names for Aart (Dutch), nicknames for Anthanasios (Greek), Artair meaning (Gaelic and Scottish), name Artek origin (Polish), name Artis origin (Czech), Arto meaning of name (Finnish), name Artturi origin (Finnish), Artus name popularity (Czech), Arzhur name (French), nicknames for Atze (German), what does the name Thanasis mean (Greek), and what does the name Thanos mean (Greek). Another foreign variant is the contraction name Turi (Spanish).

Arthur is of Germanic origin. The meaning here is thor, the eagle. An old form of the name is Arnthor (Germanic). The English name Arnthor name is a derivative of Arthur. Arthur is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use before. At the peak of its usage in 1901, 1.149% of baby boys were named Arthur. It ranked at #14 then. The baby name has since suffered a substantial decline in frequency, and is currently of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.035% and its ranking #389, was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, 11% more boys were named Arthur than the next ranked name, nicknames for Arturo.

The following famous people share the name Arthur:

  • Actor Tony Randall, born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg, 26 February 1920 - 17 May 2004, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Actor Dooley Wilson, born Arthur Wilson, 3 April 1886 - 30 May 1953, Tyler, Texas
  • Author Arthur C
  • Clarke, born 16 December 1917, Minehead, Somerset, England
  • Author Arthur Conan Doyle, born 22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Author Arthur Miller, born 17 October 1915 - 10 February 2005, New York, New York
  • Author Evelyn Waugh, born Arthur Evelyn St
  • John Waugh, 28 October 1903 - 10 April 1966, London, England
  • Jazz Musician Artie Shaw, born Arthur Arshawsky, 23 May 1910 - 30 December 2004, New York, New York
  • Legendary Character King Arthur
  • Politician Arthur Zimmermann, born 5 October 1864 - 6 June 1940
  • Saxophonist Art Pepper, born Arthur Edward Pepper, 1 September 1925 - 15 June 1982, Gardena, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Arthur:

the Gaelic and Scottish Artair definition, the English Arther meaning and origin, the name name Arthor meaning, the name Artor name, the name Artro meaning, the Finnish Artturi definition, the English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, and Polish nicknames for Artur, the English, Italian, and Spanish meaning of Arturo, the name meaning of Aurther, the name Aurthur meaning of name, and the name short names for Arthyr.

The baby name Arthur fun facts:

The name Arthur in reverse order is "Ruhtra".

The numerological value of the name Arthur is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Arthur?

Arthur is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames