Arthur

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A male given name from Celtic languages.
• village Illinois (state)
• city Iowa (state)
• rural municipality Manitoba (province) Canada (country)
• village, county seat Arthur County (county) Nebraska (state).
• ghost town Nevada (state)
• city North Dakota (state)
• town/and/community Wisconsin (state)

Noun

• Guinness stout.

Origin

• From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Welsh arth ("bear"), from Proto-Celtic *artos ("bear"). Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth ("bear") and ur, or a Latinized (Romano-British) name.
• After Arthur Guinness, a famous brewer.