Irish names

Artúr: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Irish form of Arthur

Origin

From Medieval Latin Arthurus. A connection to a Brythonic word for ‘bear’ is probable but not certain.

How to pronounce it

Artúr

Used as the equivalent of: Arthur

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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