Boy name origins & meanings Welsh : Bear hero Boy name variations Arthur Artur Artair Artek Arth Arta Arthor Aurthar Aurther Aurthur Artie Arty Arturo Arturis Arte D'Artagnan Family name origins & meanings Dutch and German : from a reduced form of the personal names Arnold and Dutch Alaert or German Ahlert. The Dutch name could also be derived from Adriaan, a Dutch form of Adrian.Irish : from the Gaelic personal name Art meaning ‘bear’ (see McCart).