Arthur

Round Table ruler

Arthur as a given name, surname, or place name endures primarily because of its most famous bearer, the legendary English King who (may have) lived in the sixth century.

Art and Artie are common English variants.

A cognate name appears in many languages as Arthur, Artur, or Arturo.

legend

Camelot

Legendary British royal seat

Guinevere · Lancelot · Galahad · Mordred · Lady of the Lake · Morgan le Fay · knights · quest · Glastonbury · chivalry

literature

Tennyson

Victorian English poet laureate

  • romanceLove and its excitement
  • epicImpressively grand in scope
  • sagaExtended heroic narrative

Chrétien de Troyes · narrative · medieval · courtly love · allegory · adaptation · retelling · Monty Python

name

Adam

First created man

Alex · John · David · James · Jack · Jacob · Michael · William · Henry · Isaac

history

Britons

UK inhabitants

Dark Ages · Roman Britain · historiography · archaeology · Geoffrey of Monmouth · warlord · annals · tradition

Categories
Opposites
name modernity/popularity

ArthurJayden

Contemporary masculine name

Aiden · Brayden · Mason · Liam · Noah

legendary association

ArthurMordred

Legendary patricidal knight

Morgan le Fay · Morgana · Lancelot

cultural register

ArthurBuddy

Friendly proper name

Skip · Cody · Buzz · Bubba · Spike

Phrases
Family

Arthurian, King Arthur

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G