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.

Famous quotes containing the word arthur:

“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

“I trust the time is nigh when, with the universal assent of civilized people, all international differences shall be determined without resort to arms by the benignant processes of civilization.”
—Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)

“O unbelievers,
I serve not what you serve
and you are not serving what I serve,
nor am I serving what you have served,
neither are you serving what I serve.
To you your religion, and to me my religion!”
—Qur’An. The Unbelievers, 109:1-5, ed. Arthur J. Arberry (1955)