Arthur

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 Quotations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 French 3.1 Proper noun 4 German 4.1 Alternative spellings 4.2 Proper noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the name of the legendary king, probably related to old Celtic artos, "bear".

• Some suggestions for etymology are Celtic ar (“‘man’”)" and thor (“‘strong’”) = hero, or man of strength," and Welsh arth (“‘bear’”) and ur (“‘man’”). Latin origin has also been suggested.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Arthur

Plural -

Arthur

1. A male given name. It was in regular use since early Middle Ages; popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

[edit] Derived terms

• Arthurian
• pet forms: Art, Artie, Arty

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• King Arthur

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• 1951 translation by Nevill Coghill of: 13?? Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale:

  When good King Arthur ruled in ancient days

  (A king that every Briton loves to praise)

  This was a land brim-full of fairy folk.

• 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John: Act IV, Scene II:

  Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine

  Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand,

  Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.

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[edit] Danish

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Arthur

1. A male given name borrowed from English.

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[edit] French

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Arthur

1. A male given name used in France since the Middle Ages.

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• Artur

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Arthur

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the 18th century.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Proper noun

Arthur

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the 19th century.