Arthur

//ˈɑːθə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Guinness stout. Ireland, informal, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Celtic languages.

    "Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood."

  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Douglas County and Moultrie County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Ida County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Arthur County, Nebraska.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Paulding County, Ohio.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Lima, Grant County, Wisconsin.
  10. 15
    A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the municipality of Two Borders.
  11. 16
    A community in Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Synonyms

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chester alan arthurking arthur

Example

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"Arthur is one of the students that redid their year."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”). Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).

Etymology 2

After Arthur Guinness, a famous brewer.

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