Artur is a

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical ef ...

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 Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the No ...

-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 lett ...

surname Artorius or the

Celt The Celts (, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples () are. "CELTS location: Greater Europe time period: Second millennium B.C.E. to present ancestry: Celtic a collection of Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient ...

ic bear-goddess Artio 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 writte ...

''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 peopl ...

''Arth'' - which may also be the source for the modern name. ''Art'' is also a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. In

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 * ...

, 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 th ...

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 ...

''*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 Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native speakers as ( ...

as '.

People

* Artur Adson (1889–1977), Estonian author *

Artur Alliksaar Artur Alliksaar (15 April 1923, in Tartu – 12 August 1966, in Tartu) was an Estonian poet. Biography Alliksaar (formerly Alnek) attended elementary school in Tartu in 1931. In 1937, he enrolled in the prestigious secondary school: the Hugo Tre ...

(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 (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 Rio ...

(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 (1885–1963), Estonian composer *

Artur Lind Artur Lind (6 April 1927, Vändra – 30 November 1989, Tartu) was an Estonian biologist and is considered to be the founder of molecular biology in Estonia. Lind studied to be a surgeon at the University of Tartu. Due to an allergic reaction ...

(1927–1989), Estonian biologist *

Artur Lohai Artur Serhiiovych Lohai ( uk, Артур Сергійович Логай; born 12 September 1993) is a Ukrainian actor and singer the best known acting in reality television show '' Kiev Day and Night'', portraying in real name character. He wa ...

(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 (1915–1986), Czechoslovak politician *

Artur Mägi Artur Mägi (August 29, 1904 - November 9, 1981) was an Estonian legal scientist and the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia while it was in exile. Biography Mägi studied at the University of Tartu, Faculty of law from 1923 to 1929. In 1944 M ...

(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 footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Brazil Artur Moraes started his career at Paulista. In 2003, he was loaned – and later signed – to ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Artur Phleps Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (29 November 1881 – 21 September 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and German army officer who held the rank of '' SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS'' (lieutenant general) in the Waffen-SS ...

(1881–1944) Romanian-German military commander * Artur Pikk (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 l ...

(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 the ...

(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 (1910–1984), Estonian singer and director * Artur Sanhá (born 1965), Guinea-Bissauan politician * Artur Schnabel (1882–1951), Austrian pianist * Artur da Costa e Silva (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) Artur Soares Correia (born 15 March 1955), known simply as Artur, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defender. He gained 1 cap for Portugal, appearing in a friendly against Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.s ...

(born 1955), Portuguese footballer * Artur Soares Dias (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 (1884–1942), Estonian ornithologist and conservationist * Artur Uritamm (1901–1982), Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue * Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956), Romanian politician and military commander * Artur (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Artur (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Artur (footballer, born 1998) Artur Victor Guimarães (born 15 February 1998), simply known as Artur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as forward for Palmeiras. Club career Palmeiras Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Artur moved to Campo Maior, Piauí at the age o ...

(born 1998), Brazilian footballer

Legendary people

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 ...

, medieval British legendary king

References

{{Given name, type=both Czech masculine given names German masculine given names Estonian masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names Romanian masculine given names Scottish Gaelic masculine given names