Arthur
\aʁ.tyʁ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Pronunciation | \aʁ.tyʁ\ |
| Compound names | Port-Arthur |
Origin and meaning
Equivalent to English Arthur, used in France since the Middle Ages.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
Around the world
- BretonArzhur
- CatalanArtur, Artús
- SpanishArturo
- FinnishArtturi
- GreekΑρθούρος
- HungarianArtúr
- ItalianArturo
- Japaneseアーサー
- LatinArthurus
- PolishArtur
- RussianАртур
- CzechArtuš
In literature
« Mon cher Arthur, je t’avais donné le seul moyen que je connusse de garder Aurélie, et tu n’as pas voulu… »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Benoît Prieur (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).