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First name origin & meaning:

Welsh: Bear hero

First name variations: Artur, Artair, Artek, Arth, Arta, Arthor, Aurthar, Aurther, Aurthur, Artie, Arty, Arturo, Arturis, Arte, D'Artagnan, Arthur

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Dutch and German: from a reduced form of the personal names Arnold and Dutch Alaert or German Ahlert. The Dutch name could also be derived from Adriaan, a Dutch form of Adrian.
  2. Irish: from the Gaelic personal name Art meaning ‘bear’ (see McCart).

This name appears in the following lists: Silver Screen