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Feminine form of Arthur, Celtic
"bear"
If you're looking for a girl's name that honors an ancestral Arthur, try Artis.
German
"brave as a bear"
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
Spanish and Portuguese
This evocative Spanish surname would make an unusual but lively choice for a girl.
Italian variation of Ursula
"little female bear"
The advantage of Orsa over the arguably-more-attractive Ursula is that it breaks the tie to the hideous she-witch of The Little Mermaid. Orsa definitely feels more ready for modern life now that…
Orsola is chic in Italy in a way that Ursula is not in the U.S. And English speakers will inevitably hear this chic, sleek name as Ursula, condemned to purgatory as the name of the hideous sea-witch…
Hip short form of Bernard, also Swiss place-name.
Greek from German
"courage of the bear"
Rhythmic and powerful, if you don't mind the nickname Vern.
English
"bear rule"
Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.
Spanish and Portuguese surname
A possible hero name inspired by notables from Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca to writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez to the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia.
Italian from Latin
Cool bearlike option, though Orson might be easier to embrace.
French
"bear prince"
The name of a sixth century Welsh saint who founded abbeys in Brittany, reconstituted for a modern girl.
Latin
"bear spear"
Berengaria was one of the medieval queens of England - married to Richard I (also known as Richard the Lionheart). She was originally from Navarre (in modern northern Spain) and despite being the…
French form of Berengaria
Berangere has never seen much usage in the US, but it has an interesting meaning of "bear spear." The name it stems from—Berengaria—was used as a common royal name during the twelfth and thirteenth…
Animal name
"koala bear"
The adorable animal name made its way into the baby name pool when Macklemore used it as the middle name for his daughter Colette in 2018.
Dutch variation of Arthur
Once a diminutive for Arthur, now used in its own right. Tuur is a Top 100 name in Belgium and a Top 300 name in the Netherlands.
Corsican
Corsican form of Ursus
Old Norse
Occitan and Galician form of Arthur, Welsh
Artús is a form of Arthur used in minority languages of southern France and northern Spain, such as Occitan, Asturian, and Catalan. In 2023, a French couple had this spelling rejected when…
Danish and Norwegian variation of Bjorn, Swedish
The slashed O form of Bjorn is standard in Norway and Denmark. The umlaut variation, Björn is used in most other languages today.
"stone bear"