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Arthur

OriginCeltic
Meaning" bear"
GenderBoy

About Arthur

Variation of Art

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Arthur ranked #87 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14 in 1887, Nameberry popularity #26.

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Famous Arthurs

  • Arthur I

    Duke of Brittany, claimant to the English throne

  • Arthur Tudor

    Prince of Wales, elder brother of King Henry VIII of England, one,time heir apparent

  • Arthur Wellesley

    1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo,Irish field marshal and British Prime Minister,

  • Arthur Wellesley

    2nd,5th Dukes of Wellington

  • Arthur William Patrick Albert

    Prince of the UK; Duke of Connaught and Strathairn; Governor,General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria

  • Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert

    Prince of Connaught; Governor,General of South Africa; grandson of Queen Victoria

  • Arthur Conan Doyle

    Scottish physician and novelist

  • Arthur Nixon

    brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon

  • Arthur Robert Ashe

    American tennis player

  • (Jean Nicolas) Arthur Rimbaud

    French poet

  • Arthur Schopenhauer

    German philosopher

  • Arthur Rackham

    English book illustrator

  • Arthur John Evans

    English archaeologist

  • (Thomas) Arthur Darvill

    English actor

  • Arthur Asher Miller

    American playwright

  • Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter

    Canadian,American TV presenter

  • Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel

    American singer of duo Simon & Garfunkel

  • Arthur Rubinstein

    Polish,American pianist

  • Arthur Wontner

    English actor

  • Arthur Gordon Webster

    founder of the American Physical Society

  • Arthur Robert Morris

    Australian cricketer

  • Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton

    Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Alberta

  • Arthur Ernest Percival

    English Army general

  • Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan

    English cricketer

  • Arthur Webb Mold

    English cricketer

  • Arthur William Radford

    American Navy admiral

  • Arthur Joseph "Monkey" Gould

    Welsh rugby union player

  • Arthur Kelly

    English actor

  • Gerard Arthur Way

    American musician of band My Chemical Romance

  • Arthur Cave (b. 2000)

    late son of singer Nick Cave; twin brother Earl

  • Arthur Clutterbuck (b. 2010)

    son of actor Andrew Lincoln

  • Arthur Amidon (b. 2011)

    son of singers Sam Amidon and Beth Orton

  • Arthur Saint Bleick (b. 2011)

    son of actress Selma Blair

  • Arthur Elliot (b. 2012)

    son of Ben Elliot and Mary,Clare Winwood; great,nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall; grandson of musician Steve Winwood

  • Arthur Michael William Matthews (b. 2018)

    son of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews; nephew of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

  • Arthur "Bryce" Courtenay

    novelist

Arthur in pop culture

  • Arthur Pendragon

    legendary King of England

  • Arthur Read

    aardvark main character of the Arthur book and TV series

  • Arthur “Boo” Radley

    character in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

  • Arthur Fonzarelli

    aka The Fonz, character on TV's ‘Happy Days’

  • Arthur Weasley

    character in the ‘Harry Potter’ series

  • Arthur

    character in the 2010 American movie ‘Inception’

  • Uncle Arthur

    character on the television show ‘Bewitched’

  • Arthur “Art” Bell

    character on TV's ‘Orphan Black’

  • Arthur Clennam

    character in ‘Little Dorrit’, written by Charles Dickens

  • Arthur Koblenz Dallas

    character in ‘Alien’

  • Arthur Dimmesdale

    fictional character in ‘The Scarlet Letter’

  • Arthur Donnithorne

    fictional character in George Eliot’s ‘Adam Bede’

  • Arthur “Art” Douglas

    aka Drax the Destroyer, character in Marvel Comics

  • Arthur Dent

    character in Douglas Adams’ book ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’

  • Arthur Goring

    character in Oscar Wilde’s ‘An Ideal Husband’

  • Arthur Hackett

    character on the American television show ‘Pretty Little Liars’

  • Arthur Kirkland

    personification of the United Kingdom in the manga and anime series ‘Axis Powers: Hetalia’

  • Arthur Leander

    character in the novel ‘Station Eleven’

  • Arthur Mitchell aka the Trinity Killer

    character in the American television show ‘Dexter’

  • Arthur “Artie” Nielsen

    fictional character in the American television series ‘Warehouse 13’

  • Arthur Poe

    character in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’

  • Arthur Saltweather

    character in the Jenny Nimmo’s ‘The Children of the Red King’ series

  • Arthur Spiderwick

    character in ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’

  • Arthur Eugene Spooner

    character on TV's ‘The King of Queens’

  • Arthur Curry aka Orin and Aquaman

    character in DC Universe

  • Arthur Reeves

    character in DC Comics

  • Arthur Hastings

    character in "We Happy Few"

  • Arthur Morgan

    fictional character in ‘Red Dead Redemption II’

  • Arthur

    character from the video game "Fire Emblem Fates"

  • Arthur Hoggett

    character in book/film 'Babe'

  • Arthur the bartender

    character in the Comic strip "The Lockhorns"

  • Arthur Jeffries

    character on "Young Sheldon" a scientist who plays the title character of Professor Proton, Sheldon's favorite educational television series. Newhart reprises his portrayal of the character from The Big Bang Theory.

  • Arthur Fleck aka The Joker

    main character in the 2019 film "Joker" '

  • Arthur Huntingdon

    character in "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë

  • "King Arthur and King Cornwall"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

Variations & nicknames

  • ArturIrish
  • ArtekFinnish
  • ArtusFrench
  • ArtisCzech
  • ArtairScottish Gaelic
  • ArturekPolish
  • ThanosGreek
  • AnthanasiosGreek
  • ArturoItalian
  • ArtoFinnish

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  • Art
  • Artie
  • Teddy

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