Arthurとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

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 (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name.

固有名詞

Arthur

1. A male given name from the Celtic languages.
   • 1380s–1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale

     In th' olde dayes of the king Arthour, / Of which that Britons speken greet honour, / All was this land fulfild of fayerye.

   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene ii]:

     : Act IV, Scene II:

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

   • 1951 Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, Viking Press, page 96:

     "Is his name Arthur?" "Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson."

   • 1966 Patrick White, The Solid Mandala, Avon Books (1975), →ISBN, page 270:

     "It will not be his only name," Mr. Saporta said, and his glance hoped he had found an acceptable solution. "We shall also call him 'Aaron'. That will be his Jewish name. But for everyday purposes—Arthur."

2. A patronymic surname, from given names​.
3. A village in Illinois
4. A city in Iowa
5. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada
6. A village, the county seat of Arthur County, Nebraska.
7. A ghost town in Nevada
8. A city in North Dakota
9. A town and community in Wisconsin

使用する際の注意点

• In continuous use as a given name since early Middle Ages. Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

派生語

関連する語

• King Arthur

語源 2

After Arthur Guinness, a famous brewer.

名詞

Arthur (uncountable)

1. (Ireland, informal) Guinness stout.

使用する際の注意点

• Often said as a "pint of Arthur".

(Arthurian legend)

アナグラム

• turrah