Artur is a cognate to the common male given name

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

, meaning " bear-like," which is believed to possibly be descended from the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess

Artio Artio (''Dea Artio'' in the Gallo-Roman religion) is a Celts, Celtic bear worship, bear goddess. Evidence of her worship has notably been found at Bern in Switzerland. Her name is derived from the Gaulish language, Gaulish word for 'bear', ''artos' ...

or more probably from the Celtic word ''artos'' ("bear"). Other Celtic languages have similar first names, such as

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

''Art, Artúur'',

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

''Arth'' - which may also be the source for the modern name. ''Art'' is also a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. In Estonian, and many Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages the name is spelled as Artur. The Finnish versions are Arttu and Artturi. Avestan '/arta and its

Vedic upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the ...

equivalent '' '' both derive from Proto-Indo-Iranian ''*ṛtá-'' "truth", which in turn continues

Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo- ...

''*'' "properly joined, right, true", from the root ''*''. The word is attested in Old Persian as '.

People

Artur Adson Artur Adson ( – 5 January 1977) was an Estonian poet, writer and theatre critic.Don Rubin, Peter Nagy, Philippe Rouyer, ''World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe'', Taylor & Francis, 1995, , p248 Early years Artur Adson (born Karl ...

(1889–1977), Estonian author * Artur Alliksaar (1923–1966), Estonian poet *

Artur Axmann Artur Axmann (18 February 1913 – 24 October 1996) was the German Nazi national leader (''Reichsjugendführer'') of the Hitler Youth (''Hitlerjugend'') from 1940 to 1945, when the war ended. He was the last living Nazi with a rank equivalent t ...

(1913–1996), German Nazi leader *

Artur Beterbiev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( ce, Арту́р Асильбе́кович Бетерби́ев russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a unified l ...

(born 1985), Chechen boxer *

Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza (born 5 August 1994), known simply as Artur, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Ponte Preta. Career Born in Abel Figueiredo, Pará, Artur began his career with Sport Club Internacional in Ri ...

(born 1994), Brazilian footballer *

Artur Boruc Artur Boruc (; born 20 February 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career in the Polish third division with hometown club Pogoń Siedlce. He joined Ekstraklasa team Legia Warsaw in 1999 a ...

(born 1980), Polish footballer *

Artur Chilingarov Artur Nikolayevich Chilingarov (russian: Артур Николаевич Чилингаров; born 25 September 1939) is an Armenian-Russian polar explorer. He is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, he was awarded the t ...

(born 1939), Russian explorer and politician *

Artur Davis Artur Genestre Davis (; born October 9, 1967) is an American attorney and former politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomina ...

(born 1967), American attorney and politician *

Artur Fischer Artur Fischer (31 December 1919 – 27 January 2016) was a German inventor. He is best known for inventing the plastic expanding wall plug. Born in Tumlingen, Artur Fischer was the son of the village tailor Georg Fischer. His mother Pauline, ...

(1919–2016), German inventor *

Artur Fonte Artur Alberto Ferreira Fonte (born 8 August 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back. Club career Born in Lisbon, Fonte spent 12 seasons in the Primeira Liga, playing 290 matches for F.C. Penafiel (three spells), C.F. Os ...

(born 1959), Portuguese footballer known as Artur * Artur Jorge, various people *

Artur Kapp Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician. K ...

(1878–1952), Estonian composer *

Artur Kasterpalu Artur Leonhard Kasterpalu (14 July 1897 Jõgisoo Parish, Lääne County – 2 June 1942 Sverdlovsk, Russia) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of VI Riigikogu VI Riigikogu was the sixth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). T ...

(189–1942), Estonian politician *

Artur Khachaturyan Artur Khachaturyan ( hy, Արթուր Խաչատրյան; born 4 August 1992) is an Armenian professional basketball player, currently a free agent. He represented Armenia's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Sm ...

(born 1992), Armenian basketball player *

Artur Konontšuk Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur, meaning "bear-like," which is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word ''artos'' ("bear"). ...

(born 2000), Estonian basketball player *

Artur Kotenko Artur Kotenko (born 20 August 1981) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FCI Levadia. Club career Career in Estonia On 24 October 2004, Kotenko scored Levadia's second goal against Tulevik in the penultimate ...

(born 1981), Estonian footballer *

Artur Lemba Artur Lemba (24 September 1885, Tallinn – 21 November 1963, Tallinn) was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music. Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876-1962) were the first ...

(1885–1963), Estonian composer * Artur Lind (1927–1989), Estonian biologist * Artur Lohai (born 1993), Ukrainian actor and singer, participant of Ukrainian

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) ...

version in 2014 *

Artur London Artur London (1 February 1915 – 8 November 1986) was a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak communist politician and co-defendant in the Slánský Trial in 1952. Though he was sentenced to life in prison, he was freed in 1955; he then settled in Fr ...

(1915–1986), Czechoslovak politician * Artur Mägi (1904-1981), Estonian legal scientist *

Artur Mas Artur Mas i Gavarró (; born 31 January 1956) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016. Mas is a long time member of ...

(born 1956), Catalan politician * Artur Meliashkevich (born 1975), Belarusian race walker *

Artur Moraes Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão (born 25 January 1981) is a former Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Club career Brazil Artur Moraes started his career at Paul ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Artur Phleps (1881–1944) Romanian-German military commander *

Artur Pikk Artur Pikk (born 5 March 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for I liga club Odra Opole and the Estonia national team. Club career Levadia Levadia acquired Pikk's player rights in 2009. In 2011, he joined Tamm ...

(born 1993), Estonian footballer *

Artur Pinga Artur de Sousa, known by his nickname Pinga (July 30, 1909 – July 12, 1963) was a Portuguese footballer and later coach who made his name at FC Porto, where he served until his death in 1963. Playing career Pinga played as forward or inside ...

(1909–1963), Portuguese footballer and coach *

Artur Quaresma Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Quaresma started playing with local F.C. Barreirense in the second division. In th ...

(1917–2011), Portuguese footballer *

Artur Rasizade Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade ( az, Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizadə; born 26 February 1935) is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2003, and again from 2003 until 2018. Rasizade was a long-time Communis ...

(born 1935), former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan *

Artur Rinne Artur Rinne (25 September 1910 Narva – 31 January 1984 Tallinn) was an Estonian singer ( baritone), theatre director and television director. He is the Estonian singer who has been recorded the most. In 1934 he graduated from Tallinn Conservato ...

(1910–1984), Estonian singer and director *

Artur Sanhá ''This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Artur and the second or paternal family name is Sanhá.'' António Artur Sanhá (born 1965) is a Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau ...

(born 1965), Guinea-Bissauan politician *

Artur Schnabel Artur Schnabel (17 April 1882 – 15 August 1951) was an Austrian-American classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th centur ...

(1882–1951), Austrian pianist *

Artur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva (; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Br ...

(1902–1969), Brazilian politician *

Artur Sirk Artur Sirk (25 September 1900 in Pruuna, Lehtse Parish (now Tapa Parish), Kreis Jerwen, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 2 August 1937 in Echternach, Luxembourg) was an Estonian political and military figure. A veteran of the country ...

(1900–1937), Estonian politician and military commander * Artur (footballer, born 1955) (born 1955), Portuguese footballer *

Artur Soares Dias Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (born 14 July 1979) porquista fruteiro corrupto filho da puta a dias is a Portuguese football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA and UEFA since 2010. After having accompanied his countryman ...

(born 1979), Portuguese football referee *

Artur Talvik Artur Talvik (born 13 June 1964) is an Estonian politician, film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter. He was a member of the Riigikogu and a former member of the Estonian Free Party. He now leads the Richness of Life party. Biogra ...

(born 1964), Estonian filmmaker and politician *

Artur Terras Artur Terras (18 February 1901 – 23 November 1963) was an Estonian lawyer and politician who was the mayor of Tallinn from 24 August 1941 to September 1944. His older brother was former Estonian State Secretary Karl Terras. After being deport ...

(1901–1963), Estonian politician, former mayor of Tallinn (1941–1944) *

Artur Toom Artur Toom (born Artur Eduard Johannes Thom; 5 January 1884 – 29 March 1942) was an Estonian ornithologist and conservationist who worked on the island of Vilsandi which later became Vilsandi National Park. He was arrested following the Soviet oc ...

(1884–1942), Estonian ornithologist and conservationist *

Artur Uritamm Artur Uritamm (9 September 1901 in Tõstamaa – 8 July 1982 in Pärnu) was an Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue. Uritamm was a student of Artur Kapp at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, graduating in 1937. He was on ...

(1901–1982), Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue *

Artur Văitoianu Artur or Arthur Văitoianu (14 April 1864 in Izmail – 17 June 1956) was a Romanian general who served as a Prime Minister of Romania for about two months in 1919 (27 September – 30 November). During his mandate, the first elections of ...

(1864–1956), Romanian politician and military commander * Artur (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), Brazilian footballer *

Artur (footballer, born 1996) José Artur de Lima Junior (born 11 March 1996), commonly known simply as Artur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo as a midfielder. Previously, he played in his native Brazil for São P ...

(born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Artur (footballer, born 1998) (born 1998), Brazilian footballer

Legendary people

* King Arthur, medieval British legendary king

References

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