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 (\"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.\nArt 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.

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The Latin version of the name would be “Urs”, (female version Ursula linked here.). the name is nowadays primarily found as a given name in germanic countries, especially in Switzerland. \n

Avestan aṣ̌a/arta and its Vedic equivalent ṛtá 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.\n

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

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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

References

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