Arthur is a common male given name of

Brythonic Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to: *Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain *Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic *Britons (Celtic people) The Br ...

origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo.

Etymology

The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text '' Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous

of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem '' Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borrowed the name by the late 6th century (either from an early Archaic Welsh or Cumbric form ''Artur''), producing Old Irish ''Artúr'' ( Latinized as ''Arturius'' by

Adomnán Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (, la, Adamnanus, Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the ''Life of Co ...

in his

Life of St. Columba Columba or Colmcille; gd, Calum Cille; gv, Colum Keeilley; non, Kolban or at least partly reinterpreted as (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is tod ...

, written circa 697–700), The earliest historically attested bearer of the name is a son or grandson of Áedán mac Gabráin (died 609). The exact origins of the name Arthur remains a matter of debate. The most widely accepted etymology derives it from the Roman ''

nomen gentile The (or simply ) was a hereditary name borne by the peoples of Roman Italy and later by the citizens of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. It was originally the name of one's (family or clan) by patrilineal descent. However, as Rome expande ...

'' (family name) Artorius. Artorius is of obscure and contested etymology, but is possibly of

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or Etruscan origin. According to the linguist and

Celticist Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages). This ranges from linguistics, literature and art histor ...

Stefan Zimmer, it is possible that Artorius has a Celtic origin, being a Latinization of the hypothetical name ''*Artorījos'', derived from the

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''*Arto-rīg-ios'', meaning "Son of the Bear/Warrior-King". ''*Arto-rīg-ios'' is unattested, but the root, ''*arto-rīg'', "bear/warrior-king", is the source of the Old Irish personal name ''Artrí'', while the similar ''*Arto-maglos'', "bear-prince", produced names in several Brittonic languages. According to Zimmer's etymology, the Celtic short compositional vowel -o- was lengthened and the long -ī- in the second element of the compound ''-rījos'' was shortened by Latin speakers, under the influence of Latin agent nouns ending in ''-tōr'' (and their derivatives in ''-tōrius''). Some scholars have noted that the legendary

's name only appears as ''Arthur'', ''Arthurus'', or ''Arturus'' in early Latin Arthurian texts, never as ''Artōrius'' (although the Classical Latin ''Artōrius'' became ''Arturius'' in some Vulgar Latin dialects). However, this may not say anything about the origin of the name ''Arthur'', as ''Artōrius'' would regularly become ''Art(h)ur'' when borrowed into

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. The commonly proposed derivation from Welsh ''arth'' "bear" + (g)wr "man" (earlier ''*Arto-uiros'' in Brittonic) is not possible for phonological and orthographic reasons; notably that a Brittonic compound name ''*Arto-uiros'' should produce Old Welsh ''*Artgur'' (where -u- represents the short vowel /u/) and Middle/Modern Welsh ''*Arthwr'' and not ''Arthur'' (where -u- is a long vowel /ʉː/) In Welsh poetry the name is always spelled ''Arthur'' and is exclusively rhymed with words ending in ''-ur''—never words ending in ''-wr''—which confirms that the second element cannot be '' r'' "man"). An alternative theory, which has only gained limited acceptance among scholars, derives the name Arthur from the Latin Arcturus (the brightest star in the constellation

Boötes Boötes ( ) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from la, Boōtēs, which comes from grc-gre, Βοώτης, Boṓtēs ...

, near Ursa Major or the Great Bear), which is the latinisation of the Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (''Arktouros'') and means ''Bear Guardian'' from ἄρκτος (''arktos'' ''"bear"'') and οὖρος (''ouros'' ''"watcher/guardian"''). This form, ''Arcturus'' would have become ''Art(h)ur'' when borrowed into Welsh, and its brightness and position in the sky led people to regard it as the "guardian of the bear" and the "leader" of the other stars in Boötes. Avestan '/arta and its Vedic equivalent '' '' both derive from

Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Indo-Iranian, also Proto-Indo-Iranic is the reconstructed proto-language of the Indo-Iranian/Indo-Iranic branch of Indo-European. Its speakers, the hypothetical Proto-Indo-Iranians, are assumed to have lived in the late 3rd millennium B ...

''*ṛtá-'' "truth", which in turn continues Proto-Indo-European ''*'' "properly joined, right, true", from the root ''*''. The word is attested in

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as '.

People and characters with the given name Arthur

Kings and princes

Legendary

, king of Britain in Arthurian legend

Brittany

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany Arthur I ( br, Arzhur 1añ; french: link=no, Arthur 1er de Bretagne) (29 March 1187 – presumably 1203) was 4th Earl of Richmond and Duke of Brittany between 1196 and 1203. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constan ...

(1187–1203), killed by his uncle king John Lackland * Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (1261–1312) * Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393–1458)

Great Britain

Arthur, Prince of Wales Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1489. As ...

(1486–1502), elder son of Henry VII of England *

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942), was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Gov ...

(1850–1942), seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria * Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938), son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Famous people

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Arthur Ahmed Arthur Ahmed is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Okaikwei South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and educ ...

(born 1970), Ghanaian politician * Arthur Albiston (born 1957),

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

footballer who played for

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and Scotland * Arthur Alexander (1940–1993), American soul singer and songwriter *

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(born 1953), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Zico * Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), American tennis player * Arthur Askey (1900–1982), English comedian * Artur Awejde (1838–1863), Polish commissioner of Augustów Voivodeship during the

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* Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), earl of Balfour, British politician, and prime minister under Edward VII * Art Baltazar (born 1968), comic writer and illustrator for DC Super Pets * Arthur Harold Beal (1896–1992), creator of Nitt Witt Ridge * Arthur Blok (1882–1974), English first administrative head of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology *

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(1891–1918), American football player * Arthur Bradfield (1892–1978), English cricketer *

Arthur Bramley Arthur Bramley (25 March 1929 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Not ...

(1929–2021), English footballer * Arthur Bremer (born 1950), American attempted assassin of

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* Art Carney (1918–2003), American actor *

Arthur Cayley Arthur Cayley (; 16 August 1821 – 26 January 1895) was a prolific United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British mathematician who worked mostly on algebra. He helped found the modern British school of pure mathematics. As a child, C ...

(1822–1895), British mathematician *

Sir Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A Spac ...

(1917–2008), British writer * Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer * Arthur Conley (1946–2003), American soul singer *General Sir Arthur Currie (1875-1933), senior officer of the Canadian Army during the First World War * Arthur Darvill (born 1982), British actor and musician * Arthur Marcelles de Silva (1879-1957), Sri Lankan Sinhala surgeon, first Sri Lankan to gain Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of England *

Arthur Delaporte Arthur Delaporte (born 7 October 1991) is a French politician. He is a Member of Parliament (France), Member of Parliament for Calvados's 2nd constituency. He was elected at the 2022 French legislative election. References

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(born 1991), French politician * Sir Arthur Eddington (1882–1944), British astrophysicist * Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941), British archaeologist *

Arthur Fenner Arthur Fenner (December 10, 1745October 15, 1805) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the seventh longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. histor ...

(1745–1805), fourth Governor of Rhode Island * Arthur Frommer (born 1929), American travel writer and publisher * Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928), American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer *Arthur J. Gallagher, founder of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. * Art Garfunkel (born 1941), American entertainer * Arthur Gatter (1940–1990), German serial killer *

Count Arthur Gobineau Joseph Arthur de Gobineau (; 14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French Aristocracy (class), aristocrat who is best known for helping to legitimise racism by the use of scientific racist theory and "racial demography", and for developing the ...

(1816–1882), French polemicist and political and historical writer * Arthur Godfrey (1903–1983), American radio and television personality * Arthur Goldberg (1908–1990), American politician and judge *

A. O. Granger Arthur Otis Granger (February 14, 1846July 30, 1914) was an American industrialist and soldier. He manufactured and installed gasworks in Philadelphia and served as general manager of the United Gas Improvement Company, before serving as presi ...

(1846–1914), American industrialist and soldier * Arthur Greiser (1897–1946), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *

Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness ( 172523 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness beer, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. Born in Celbridge, County Kildare around 1725, Guinness ...

(1725–1803), Irish brewer *

Arthur Hailey Arthur Frederick Hailey, AE (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British-Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as ''Hotel'' (1965), ...

(1920–2004), British novelist * Arthur Harvey (disambiguation) * Arthur Lawrence Hellyer Jr. (1923–2018), American radio host * Art Heyman (1941–2012), American NBA basketball player * Arthur Holden (born 1959), Canadian voice actor * Arthur Honegger (1892–1955), Swiss composer * Arthur James Johnes (1809–1871), English judge * Arthur J. Jones (born 1948), American

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politician * Arthur Koestler (1905–1983), British writer * Arthur Laffer (born 1940), American economist * Arthur Lee (1945–2006), American musician *Arthur Lethbridge (known as Ivor Moreton) (1908–1984), British singer and pianist * Arthur Liebehenschel (1901–1948), German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes * Art Linkletter (1912–2010), Canadian-born American radio and television personality * Arthur Loveridge (1891–1980), British herpetologist * Arthur Lydiard (1917–2004), New Zealand runner and athletics coach * Arthur MacArthur, Jr., (1845–1912), American soldier * Arthur "Harpo" Marx (1888–1964), American comedian and musician * Arthur Meighen (1874–1960), Canadian prime minister in the 1920s * Arthur Miley (born 1993), American football player * Arthur Miller (1915–2005), American playwright * Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844–1881), British poet and herpetologist * Arthur Uther Pendragon (born 1954), British neo-druid leader *

Art Potter Arthur Thomas Potter (August 8, 1909January 19, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1962 to 1964, and oversaw the establishment of a permanent Canada men's nati ...

(1909–1998), Canadian ice hockey administrator * Arthur Prysock (1924–1997), American jazz and R&B singer * Sir Arthur Godwin Ranasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from 1954-1959 * Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), French poet *

Arthur Rödl Arthur Rödl (13 June 1898 – 5 April 1945) was a German '' Standartenführer'' (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS and a Nazi concentration camp commandant. Rödl was born into a Catholic family. His father worked as a messenger and his mother ran a n ...

(1898–1945), German Nazi SS commandant of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp * Arthur J. Samberg (1941–2020), American businessman * Arthur Scargill (born 1938), British miners' union leader * Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (1917–2007), American historian * Arthur Moritz Schoenflies (1853–1928), German mathematician *

Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer ( , ; 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work ''The World as Will and Representation'' (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the prod ...

(1788–1860), German philosopher * Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946), Austrian Nazi politician * Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher (1916–1925), boy who was found murdered in 1925 * Art Shamsky (born 1941), American major league baseball player and Israel Baseball League manager * Arthur Shawcross (1945–2008), American cannibalistic serial killer and rapist * Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), English composer who did operatic collaborations with librettist W. S. Gilbert * Arthur Tracy (1899–1997), American singer and actor * Arthur Treacher (1894–1975), English actor * Arthur Vandenberg (1884–1951), American politician * Arthur Warbrick (1863–1902), New Zealand rugby footballer *Sir Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), duke of Wellington; military commander who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; British Prime Minister 1828–1830 and briefly in 1834 *

Arthur Wijewardena Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena, King's Counsel, KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Educated at Ananda College, Ananda College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Wijewardena graduated from Univer ...

(1887–1964), Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1949-1950 * Arthur A. Wilson, Anglo-Indian cinematographer

Artturi

* Artturi Jämsén (1925–1976), Finnish politician * Artturi Lehkonen (born 1995), Finnish professional ice hockey player * Artturi Leinonen (1888–1963), Finnish journalist and politician * Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Finnish chemist

Fictional characters

* ''Arthur'', an animated educational television series for children ages 4 to 8, developed by Kathy Waugh for PBS, and produced by

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. *Arthur Kirkland (アーサー・カークランド), the given human name for the

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of the United Kingdom from the anime series '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' *Arthur, a character 1991 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie '' My Girl'' *Arthur Birling, an antagonist within the post-war play An Inspector Calls *Arthur Curry, '' Aquaman'' *Arthur the Tank Engine, a character from Thomas and Friends *Ser Arthur Dayne, a character from ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...

'' book series *Arthur Denison, the main character of the '' Dinotopia'' book series * Arthur Dent, the main character of '' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series * Arthur Dupres, a character in the American TV miniseries '' V (1983 miniseries)'' *Arthur Fleck, the main character in '' Joker (2019 film)'' *

Arthur Fonzarelli Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, better known as "Fonzie" or "The Fonz", is a fictional character played by Henry Winkler in the American sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984). He was originally a secondary character, but was soon positioned as a lead ...

, '' Happy Days'' *

Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan may refer to: * Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (1856–1916), Premier of Queensland, Australia * Arthur Ernest Morgan (1878–1975), American administrator, educator and engineer * Arthur Morgan (Australian politici ...

, the main character of the video game '' Red Dead Redemption 2'' * Arthur Read, main character in '' Arthur (TV Show)'' *Arthur Seaton is the main character in Alan Sillitoe's debut novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. *Arthur Shelby, a character from the '' Peaky Blinders (TV series)'' * Arthur Weasley, a character of the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' book series *Arthur Wright, a character in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie '' FairyTale: A True Story'' *Arthur Watts, a major antagonist in the animated web series '' RWBY''

In many languages

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Artur *

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: አርተር * Arabic: أرثر, ارثور, ارتور * Armenian: (Art'ur) * Basque: Artur, Artza * Bengali: আর্থার (Ārthāra) *

: Arzhur * Bulgarian: Артур (Artur) * Catalan: Artur, Artús * Chechen: Артур (Artur) * Chinese: ''Simplified:'' 亚瑟 (Yàsè), 阿瑟 (Āsè), 阿图尔 (Ātúěr) ''Traditional:'' 亞瑟 (Yàsè), 阿瑟 (Āsè), 阿圖爾 (Ātúěr) * Croatian: Artur * Czech: Artuš, Artur * Danish: Arthur * Dutch: Arthur, Artuur *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

: Artur, Ats * English: Arthur * Finnish: Artturi, Arttu, Arto, Artto *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Arthur * Galician: Artur, Artús * Georgian: ართური (Arturi) * German: Artur, Arthur * Greek: Αρθούρος (Arthouros/Artouros) * Gujarati: આર્થર (Ārthara) * Hebrew: ארתור (Artur) * Hindi: आर्थर (aarthar) * Hungarian: Artúr * Icelandic: Arthur * Indonesian: Arthur *

Inuktitut Inuktitut (; , syllabics ; from , "person" + , "like", "in the manner of"), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the provinces o ...

: ᐋᑐᕐ (aatur) * Irish: Artúr * Italian: Arturo (common name), Artù (the Briton king) * Japanese: アーサー (Āsā) (in katakana) * Kannada: ಆರ್ಥರ್‌ (Ārthar‌) * Korean: 아서 (Aseo), 아써 (Asseo), 아더 (Adeo) * Kurdish: ئارتەر * Latin: Arturus/Arthurus, Artorius/Arturius * Latvian: Artūrs *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Artūras * Malayalam: ആർതർ (ārtar) * Maldivian: އަރތަރ *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Arturu, Turu *

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: Arthur * Norman: Èrthu * Norwegian: Artur * Ossetian: Артур (Artur) * Patois: Aata * Persian: آرتور * Polish: Artur * Portuguese: Artur, Arthur (archaic spelling, common in Brazil) *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ''Gurmukhi script:'' ਆਰਥਰ (Ārathara), ''Shahmukhi script:'' آرتھر * Romanian: Arthur, Artur * Russian: Артур (Artur) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Артур (Artur) *

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...

: ආතර් (ātar) * Slovakian: Artúr * Slovenian: Artur * Spanish: Arturo *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Artur *

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

: อาร์เธอร์ (Xār̒ṭhexr̒) *

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: Artur * Ukrainian: Артур (Artur) * Urdu: آرتھر * Uzbek: Artur *

: Arthur

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