Arttu

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Finnish short form of ARTHUR.

ARTHUR   male   English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man" or rigos "king". Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius. Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (some possibly as early as the 7th century) but his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth.

The name came into general use in England in the Middle Ages due to the prevalence of Arthurian romances, and it enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century. Famous bearers include German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), mystery author and Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008).
FULL FORMS
FINNISH: Artturi
EQUIVALENTS
ARTHURIAN ROMANCE: Arthur
CATALAN: Artur
CZECH: Artur
DANISH: Arthur
DUTCH: Arthur, Tuur
ENGLISH: Art, Arthur
ESTONIAN: Artur
FINNISH: Arto
FRENCH: Arthur
GALICIAN: Artur
GERMAN: Arthur, Artur
HUNGARIAN: Artúr
ITALIAN: Arturo
LATVIAN: Artūrs
LIMBURGISH: Tuur
LITHUANIAN: Artūras
NORWEGIAN: Arthur
POLISH: Artur
PORTUGUESE: Artur
ROMANIAN: Artur
RUSSIAN: Artur
SCOTTISH: Artair
SPANISH: Arturo
SWEDISH: Arthur, Artur
WELSH MYTHOLOGY: Arthur