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Art

OriginDiminutive of Arthur
Meaning"noble one; bear man"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#3382

2025 SSA

US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

About Art

Though short and brisk, no nickname name could have a more creative image. Comic actor Chris O'Dowd named his son Art, as in his native Ireland it's used as a name on its own, separate from Arthur., coming from an ancient word for ""a bear,"" and used in the sense of ""outstanding warrior"" or ""champion."" A pagan High King of Ireland, Art’s rule was so honest that two angels hovered over him in battle.

Art is also given to girls.

Pronounced ART.

As of October 2026, Art ranked #3382 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #418 in 1881.

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    American singer,songwriter of duo Simon & Garfunkel

  • Arthur William "Art" BellBoy

    American radio personality

  • Arthur "Art" BlakeyBoy

    American jazz musician

  • Arthur "Art" BoileauBoy

    Canadian long,distance runner

  • Arthur "Art" BuchwaldBoy

    American humorist

  • Arthur William Matthew "Art" CarneyBoy

    American actor/comedian

  • Arthur James "Art" DonovanBoy

    American football player

  • Art Spiegelman (born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev)Boy

    American cartoonist

  • Arthur "Art" EggletonBoy

    Canadian Senator

  • Arthur Stewart "Art" FarmerBoy

    American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player

  • Arthur Henry "Art" HoweBoy

    American baseball player, coach and manager

  • Art ImlechBoy

    legendary High King of Ireland

  • Art mac CuinnBoy

    legendary High King of Ireland

  • Art mac LugdachBoy

    legendary High King of Ireland

  • Arthur Morris "Art" JacksonBoy

    Canadian ice hockey player

  • James Arthur "Art" MonkBoy

    American football player

  • Arthur Gordon "Art" LinkletterBoy

    American television presenter

  • Athar ulBoy

    Haque "Art" Malik, Pakistani,born British actor

  • Arthur Edward "Art" PepperBoy

    American jazz alto saxophonist

  • Arthur Joseph "Art" RooneyBoy

    American owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers

  • Arthur Howey "Art" RossBoy

    Canadian ice hockey player and executive

  • Arthur "Art" TatumBoy

    American jazz pianist

  • Art SmithBoy

    celebrity chef

  • Art O'Dowd (b. 2015)Boy

    son of Irish actor Chris O'Dowd

Art in pop culture

  • Art FrankelBoy

    character in the movie "Fetching Cody"

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