Artur

{{Infobox given name2 | name = Artur | gender = Male | image= | image_size= | caption= | pronunciation= {{IPA|pt|aɾˈtuɾ|lang}}<br>{{IPA|pol|ˈartur|lang}} | meaning = Bear-like, Baseball, Of Honour | languageorigin = Latin or Celtic | seealso = Arthur, Arturo, Artturi }} {{Wiktionary|Artur}}

thumb|right|alt=Depiction of King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, from the "Christian Heroes Tapestry" in The Cloisters, New York|Depiction of King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, from the "Christian Heroes Tapestry" in The Cloisters, New York '''Artur''' is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur meaning "bear-like", or "of honour". It is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word {{lang|cel-x-proto|artos}} ("bear"). Other Celtic languages have similar first names, such as Old Irish {{lang|sga|Art, Artúur}}, Welsh {{lang|cy|Arth}} - which may also be the source for the modern name. ''Art'' is also a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. In Estonian, and many Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages the name is spelled as Artur. The Finnish versions are Artturi and Arttu.

Avestan {{lang|ae-Latn|aṣ̌a}}/arta and its Vedic equivalent {{lang|vsn-Latn|{{IAST|ṛtá}}}} both derive from Proto-Indo-Iranian {{lang|iir-x-proto|*ṛtá-}} "truth",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/asa-means-truth-in-avestan |title=AṦA (Asha "Truth") – Encyclopaedia Iranica |publisher=Iranicaonline.org |access-date=2013-02-21}}</ref> which in turn continues Proto-Indo-European {{lang|ine-x-proto|h₂r-to-}} "properly joined, right, true", from the root {{lang|ine-x-proto|h₂ar}}. The word is attested in Old Persian as {{lang|peo-Latn|arta}}.

'''Artur''' is less commonly found as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

==Given name==

===Composers=== *Artur Kapp (1878–1952), Estonian composer *Artur Lemba (1885–1963), Estonian composer *Artur Uritamm (1901–1982), Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue

===Performers=== *Artur Lohai (born 1993), Ukrainian actor and singer, participant of Ukrainian X-Factor version in 2014 *Artur Rinne (1910–1984), Estonian singer and director *Artur Rojek (born 1972), former frontman of Myslovitz, and director of the OFF Festival *Artur Schnabel (1882–1951), Austrian pianist

===Politicians=== *Artur Axmann (1913–1996), German Nazi leader *Artur Chilingarov (born 1939), Russian explorer and politician *Artur Davis (born 1967), American attorney and politician *Artur Kasterpalu (1897–1942), Estonian politician *Artur London (1915–1986), Czechoslovak politician *Artur Mas (born 1956), Catalan politician *Artur Rasizade (born 1935), Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 1996–2003 and 2003–2018 *Artur Sanhá (born 1965), Guinea-Bissauan politician *Artur da Costa e Silva (1902–1969), Brazilian politician *Artur Sirk (1900–1937), Estonian politician and military commander *Artur Talvik (born 1964), Estonian filmmaker and politician *Artur Terras (1901–1963), Estonian politician, former mayor of Tallinn (1941–1944) *Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956), Romanian politician and military commander

===Scientists=== *Artur Ekert (born 1961), British-Polish cryptologist and physicist *Artur Lind (1927–1989), Estonian biologist *Artur Toom (1884–1942), Estonian ornithologist and conservationist

===Sportsmen=== *Artur Atarah (born 2005), Finnish-Ghanaian footballer *Artur Beterbiev (born 1985), Chechen boxer *Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza (born 1994), Brazilian footballer *Artur Boruc (born 1980), Polish footballer *Artur Fonte (born 1959), Portuguese footballer known as Artur *Artur Khachaturyan (born 1992), Armenian basketball player *Artur Konontšuk (born 2000), Estonian basketball player *Artur Kotenko (born 1981), Estonian footballer *Artur Meliashkevich (born 1975), Belarusian race walker *Artur Moraes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer *Artur Pikk (born 1993), Estonian footballer *Artur Pinga (1909–1963), Portuguese footballer and coach *Artur Quaresma (1917–2011), Portuguese footballer *Artur (footballer, born 1955), Artur Soares Correia, Portuguese footballer *Artur Soares Dias (born 1979), Portuguese football referee *Artur (footballer, born 1984), José Artur Barbosa de Oliveira, Brazilian right back *Artur (footballer, born 1990), Artur Jesus Vieira, Brazilian footballer *Artur (footballer, born 1996), José Artur de Lima Junior, Brazilian footballer *Artur (footballer, born 1998), Artur Victor Guimarães, Brazilian footballer

===Writers=== *Artur Adson (1889–1977), Estonian author *Artur Alliksaar (1923–1966), Estonian poet

===Others=== *Artur Bordalo (born 1987), Portuguese street artist known as Bordalo II *Artur Fischer (1919–2016), German inventor *Artur Jorge (disambiguation), several people *Artur Mägi (1904–1981), Estonian legal scientist *Artur Phleps (1881–1944), Romanian-German military commander *Artur Zheji (1961–2025), Albanian journalist and television host

== Surname ==

* Léo Artur (Leonardo Artur de Melo, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Liz Johnson Artur (born 1964), Ghanaian-Russian photographer working in England * Mário Artur (Mário Artur Borges Oliveira, born 1969), Mozambican football manager and former international player

== See also ==

* Port Artur, former name of Lüshunkou, Dalian

==References== {{Reflist}}

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