Arthur

Arthur

Arthur is a common masculine given name. Its etymology is disputed, but its popularity derives from its being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.

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Famous quotes containing the word arthur:

    “The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “A good word is as a good tree—
    its roots are firm,
    and its branches are in heaven;
    it gives its produce every season
    by the leave of its Lord.”
    —Qur’An. Abraham 14:29-30, ed. Arthur J. Arberry (1955)

    “Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)