Arthur Names for Boys

There are 11 Arthur names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Arthur names 1 to 11. Micah was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, German, and Welsh, and it was followed in popularity by the English and German Arthur and the German, Italian, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish Romeo. The unusual Arthur names are Ambrose (English), Art (English, Irish, and Scottish), Conan (English), Gareth (English and Welsh), Geoffrey (English and German), Merlin (English and German), Sherlock (English), and Uther (English and Welsh).

Arthur names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1901, 1.193% of baby boys were given Arthur names. There were 4 Arthur names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Arthur names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2007, 3 Arthur names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.210%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Arthur names, the English, German, and Welsh Micah was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #126 and a usage of 0.149%.

NAME MATCH:

Arthur 374 ... stone, bear ...The boy name Arthur is pronounced as AARTHer ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Ambrose ... immortal, divine ... for the legendary King Arthur himself ...

Art ... stone, bear ... as the short form of Arthur today, although there ...

Conan ... dog; great ... the Irish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) ...

Gareth ... gentle ... of the nephew of King Arthur in Malory's Morte ...

Geoffrey ... peaceful ruler ... Monmouth (Gruffudd ap Arthur) who was one of the ...

Merlin ... seahill fort ...

Micah 126 ... Who is like Yahweh? ... popularized by the Arthur Conan Doyle novel Micah ...

Romeo 505 ... pilgrim to Rome ... the name from the Arthur Brooke narrative poem, ...

Sherlock ... shear lock ... created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late ...

Uther ... terrible ...