Artur is a

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

to the common male given name

Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

meaning "

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), 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 ...

-like", or “of

honour Honour (Commonwealth English) or honor (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) is a quality of a person that is of both social teaching and personal ethos, that manifests itself ...

”. It 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 Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

surname Artorius or the

Celt The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...

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 (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

''Art, Artúur'', Welsh ''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 Artturi and Arttu. Avestan '/arta and its

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

equivalent '' '' both derive from

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

''*ṛtá-'' "truth", which in turn continues

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

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

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

as '.

People named Artur

Composers

Artur Kapp Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonians, 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 mu ...

(1878–1952), Estonian composer *

Artur Lemba Artur Lemba (24 September 1885 – 21 November 1963) 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 professional piani ...

(1885–1963), Estonian composer *

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

Performers

Artur Lohai Artur Serhiiovych Lohai (; 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 was The X Factor contestant in 2014. Early lif ...

(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'' (2001–200 ...

version in 2014 *

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 Rojek Artur Marcin Rojek (born 6 May 1972) is the former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz. He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga founded the Mysłowice-based group in 1992. He was also the guitarist, vocal ...

(born 1972), former frontman of

Myslovitz Myslovitz is a Polish rock band. The band take their name from their industrial hometown of Mysłowice in the Upper Silesia region of southern Poland. Band history Guitarist and vocalist Artur Rojek started the band in 1992 as "The Freshmen ...

, and director of the

OFF Festival OFF Festival is an alternative music festival series held annually since 2006. Until 2009 it was held at Słupna Park in Mysłowice, Poland in August and lasts four days. OFF Festival from 2010 takes place in Katowice in Dolina Trzech Stawow. Th ...

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

(1882–1951), Austrian pianist

Politicians

Artur Axmann Artur Axmann (18 February 1913 – 24 October 1996) was the Germans, 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 equi ...

(1913–1996), German Nazi leader *

Artur Chilingarov Artur Nikolaevich Chilingarov (; 25 September 1939 – 1 June 2024) was an Armenian-Russian polar explorer, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1986 and the title of ...

(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 Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 to 2011. He was also a ca ...

(born 1967), American attorney and politician * Artur Kasterpalu (1897–1942), Estonian politician * Artur London (1915–1986), Czechoslovak politician *

Artur Mas Artur Mas i Gavarró (; born 31 January 1956) is a Catalan politician from Spain. 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 De ...

(born 1956), Catalan politician *

Artur Rasizade Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade (; born 26 February 1935) is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev. Thomas de Waal writ ...

(born 1935), former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan *

Artur Sanhá António Artur Sanhá (born 1965) is a Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 28 September 2003 to 10 May 2004 and also served as Secretary-General of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS). Career Following ...

(born 1965), Guinea-Bissauan politician *

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 Braz ...

(1902–1969), Brazilian politician * Artur Sirk (1900–1937), Estonian politician and military commander * Artur Talvik (born 1964), Estonian filmmaker and politician * Artur Terras (1901–1963), Estonian politician, former mayor of Tallinn (1941–1944) *

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

Scientists

Artur Ekert Artur Konrad Ekert (born 19 September 1961) is a British / Polish professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, professorial fellow in quantum physics and cryptography at Merton College, Oxford, Lee Kong Chi ...

(born 1961) British-Polish cryptologist and physicist * Artur Lind (1927–1989), Estonian biologist * Artur Toom (1884–1942), Estonian ornithologist and conservationist

Sportsmen

* Artur Atarah (born 2005), Finnish-Ghanaian footballer *

Artur Beterbiev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (; ; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian and Canadian professional boxer. He held the undisputed light-heavyweight championship between 2024 and February 2025. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IB ...

(born 1985), Chechen boxer * Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza (born 1994), Brazilian footballer *

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

(born 1980), Polish footballer *

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. O ...

(born 1959), Portuguese footballer known as Artur * Artur Khachaturyan (born 1992), Armenian basketball player *

Artur Konontšuk Artur Konontšuk (born 9 May 2000) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays at the small forward position. Professional career On 17 August 202 ...

(born 2000), Estonian basketball player * Artur Kotenko (born 1981), Estonian footballer * Artur Meliashkevich (born 1975), Belarusian race walker * Artur Moraes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Artur Pikk (born 1993), Estonian footballer * Artur Pinga (1909–1963), Portuguese footballer and coach * Artur Quaresma (1917–2011), Portuguese footballer * Artur (footballer, born 1955), Artur Soares Correia, Portuguese footballer * Artur Soares Dias (born 1979), Portuguese football referee * Artur (footballer, born 1984), José Artur Barbosa de Oliveira, Brazilian right back * Artur (footballer, born 1990), Artur Jesus Vieira, Brazilian footballer *

Artur (footballer, born 1996) Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur meaning "bear-like", or “of honour”. It is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word ''a ...

, José Artur de Lima Junior, 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 a winger for Botafogo. Club career Palmeiras Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Artur moved to Campo Maior, Piauí at the age of ...

, Artur Victor Guimarães, Brazilian footballer

Writers

* 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 T ...

(1923–1966), Estonian poet

Others

Artur Bordalo Artur Bordalo (born 1987), known professionally as Bordalo II (pronounced and sometimes written Bordalo Segundo), is a Portuguese street artist and self-described artivist. His work consists mainly of large installations and murals made from r ...

(born 1987), Portuguese street artist known as Bordalo II *

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

(1919–2016), German inventor * Artur Jorge, various people * Artur Mägi (1904–1981), Estonian legal scientist *

Artur Phleps Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (; 29 November 188121 September 1944) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian, Kingdom of Romania, Romanian and Nazi Germany, Nazi German army officer who held the rank of (lieutenant general) in the Waffen-SS dur ...

(1881–1944) Romanian-German military commander

Legendary people

King Arthur According to legends, King Arthur (; ; ; ) was a king of Great Britain, Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Wales, Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a le ...

, medieval British legendary king

References

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