Arthur

Celtic

"bear"

Arthur Origin and Meaning

The name Arthur is a girl's name meaning "bear".

Yes, it's hard to see Arthur as a girls' name, but our database pulls in every name that appears on every name popularity list from anywhere ever. (Note: Lots of countries don't keep name popularity data, but if they do, we have it). Therefore some parents at some point named their daughters Arthur. Or the registrar wrote the name in the wrong gender column.

All those disclaimers aside, if James and Wyatt can be girls' names, why NOT Arthur? The nicknames Art or Artie are certainly gender-neutral.

Popularity of the name Arthur

• 772 Nameberry 2025

Famous People Named Arthur

• Arthur Miller playwright
• Arthur Ashe tennis great
• Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes author

The name Arthur in Pop Culture

• Arthur Read Anthropomorphic aardvark in children's books and TV show

International Variations of the name Arthur

• Arto Finnish
• Artoush Armenian