Arthur
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[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”) + thor (“strong”) = “hero, or man of strength”, and Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”). Latin origin has also been suggested.
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Arthur
- A male given name.
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale
- In tholde dayes of the king Arthour, / Of which that Britons speken greet honour, / All was this land fulfild of fayerye.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, Act IV: 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.
- 1951 Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, Viking Press, page 96:
- “Is his name Arthur?” “Arthur James.” “It’s quite an old-fashioned name.” “We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson.”
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale
- A patronymic surname.
[edit] Usage notes
In continuous use as a given name since early Middle Ages. Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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male given name
[edit] Danish
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Arthur
- A male given name borrowed from English.
[edit] Dutch
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- IPA: /ɑrˈtyr/
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From English.
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Arthur
- A male given name
[edit] French
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Arthur
- A male given name used in France since the Middle Ages.
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Arthur
- A male given name borrowed from English in the 18th century.
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Proper noun
Arthur
- A male given name borrowed from English in the 19th century.
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