Arthur (meaning and origin)

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Arthur

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Meaning and origin
Arthur is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Bear, Stone`.

Where is it used?
The name Arthur is mainly used in English and in Welsh Mythology.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Artair (In Scottish)
Arturo (In Italian and in Spanish)
Artir (In Hungarian)
Artur (In German and in Portuguese)
Arttu (In Finnish)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Art

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Arthur`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Arthur:
My son is the 5th Arthur in this family so his name sounds like King Arthur the V
The worst thing about the name:
People mistaken him for an old man.
If my name wasn`t Arthur....:
I woudnt have a uncommon name
Extra information:

More `Arthur` links
Arthur as abbreviation
Actors named Arthur
Arthur in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Arthur

Arthur appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 374. In the last 128 years Arthur has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 9 times. 1890 was a `top year` for the name Arthur. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #14. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	374
2006	379
2005	358
2004	357
2003	352
2002	327
2001	319
2000	316
1999	320
1998	290
1997	287
1996	276
1995	254
1994	248
1993	234
1992	218
1991	212
1990	196
1980	147
1970	111
1960	82
1950	46
1940	33
1930	23
1920	18
1910	17
1900	15
1890	14
1880	14