Artur

Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur, meaning "bear-like," which is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word artos ("bear"). Other Celtic languages have similar first names, such as Old Irish Art, Artúur, Welsh Arth - which may also be the source for the modern name. Art is also a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. In many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages the name is spelled as Artur. The Finnish versions are Arttu and Artturi.

People

• Artur Adson (1889–1977), Estonian poet, writer and theatre critic
• Artur Alliksaar (1923–1966), Estonian poet
• Artur Axmann (1913–1996), German Nazi leader
• Artur Boruc (born 1980), Polish football player
• Artur Kapp (1878–1952), Estonian composer
• Artur Kotenko (born 1981), Estoninan football goalkeeper
• Artur Lemba (1885–1963), Estonian composer
• Artur London (1915–1986), Czechoslovak communist politician
• Artur Meleshkevich (born 1975), Belarusian race walker
• Artur Moraes (born 1981), Brazilian football player
• Artur Phleps (1881–1944) Romanian-German General
• Artur Sanhá (born 1965), Guinea-Bissauan politician
• Artur Schnabel (1882–1951), Austrian pianist
• Artur Sirk (1900–1937), Estonian politician and military officer
• Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956), Romanian politician and military officer