Artur


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 artos. 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 Estonian, and many Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages the name is spelled as Artur. The Finnish versions are Artturi and Arttu.
Avestan aṣ̌a/arta and its Vedic equivalent rta both derive from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ṛtá- "truth", which in turn continues Proto-Indo-European h₂r-to- "properly joined, right, true", from the root h₂ar. The word is attested in Old Persian as arta.
Artur is less commonly found as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Composers

  • Artur Kapp, Estonian composer
  • Artur Lemba, Estonian composer
  • Artur Uritamm, Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue

    Performers

  • Artur Lohai, Ukrainian actor and singer, participant of Ukrainian X-Factor version in 2014
  • Artur Rinne, Estonian singer and director
  • Artur Rojek, former frontman of Myslovitz, and director of the OFF Festival
  • Artur Schnabel, Austrian pianist

    Politicians

  • Artur Axmann, German Nazi leader
  • Artur Chilingarov, Russian explorer and politician
  • Artur Davis, American attorney and politician
  • Artur Kasterpalu, Estonian politician
  • Artur London, Czechoslovak politician
  • Artur Mas, Catalan politician
  • Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 1996–2003 and 2003–2018
  • Artur Sanhá, Guinea-Bissauan politician
  • Artur da Costa e Silva, Brazilian politician
  • Artur Sirk, Estonian politician and military commander
  • Artur Talvik, Estonian filmmaker and politician
  • Artur Terras, Estonian politician, former mayor of Tallinn
  • Artur Văitoianu, Romanian politician and military commander

    Scientists

  • Artur Ekert, British-Polish cryptologist and physicist
  • Artur Lind, Estonian biologist
  • Artur Toom, Estonian ornithologist and conservationist

    Sportsmen

  • Artur Atarah, Finnish-Ghanaian footballer
  • Artur Beterbiev, Chechen boxer
  • Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza, Brazilian footballer
  • Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
  • Artur Fonte, Portuguese footballer known as Artur
  • Artur Khachaturyan, Armenian basketball player
  • Artur Konontšuk, Estonian basketball player
  • Artur Kotenko, Estonian footballer
  • Artur Meliashkevich, Belarusian race walker
  • Artur Moraes, Brazilian footballer
  • Artur Pikk, Estonian footballer
  • Artur Pinga, Portuguese footballer and coach
  • Artur Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
  • Artur, Artur Soares Correia, Portuguese footballer
  • Artur Soares Dias, Portuguese football referee
  • Artur, José Artur Barbosa de Oliveira, Brazilian right back
  • Artur, Artur Jesus Vieira, Brazilian footballer
  • Artur, José Artur de Lima Junior, Brazilian footballer
  • Artur, Artur Victor Guimarães, Brazilian footballer

    Writers

  • Artur Adson, Estonian author
  • Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet

    Others

  • Artur Bordalo, Portuguese street artist known as Bordalo II
  • Artur Fischer, German inventor
  • Artur Jorge, several people
  • Artur Mägi, Estonian legal scientist
  • Artur Phleps, Romanian-German military commander
  • Artur Zheji, Albanian journalist and television host

    Surname

  • Léo Artur, Brazilian footballer
  • Liz Johnson Artur, Ghanaian-Russian photographer working in England
  • Mário Artur, Mozambican football manager and former international player