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What does Art mean?

Art Pronunciation of Art as a boys' name. Irish mythology: Art Oenfer ("Art the lonely") was a son of Conn Cetchathach ("Conn of the Hundred Battles"), who overcame dangers and difficulties to win his bride, Delbchaem. The name is also now used as a nickname of Arthur. Also form of Artemas.

STARTS WITH Ar-

ASSOCIATED WITH irish (gaelic), mythology, battles (war)

Variations

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ARTHUR Aart, Arrt, Artair, Arte, Arther, Arthor, Artie, Arto, Artor, Artro, Artur, Arturo, Artus, Arty

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Art Wesson (A.W.), ..

How popular is Art?

Art is a somewhat popular first name for men (#710 out of 1220, Top 58%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#32900 out of 150436, Top 22%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Art entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #621 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Art name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Art outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Art rated in the Top 2000 are Arthur (#230 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Arturo (#608), Arther, Arthor and Artie. Other variants, like Artor, are seldom used. These relations of Art were favored as birth names a century ago (MEDIAN #955) and have become much less conventional since (#1473, DOWN 92.3%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Art, Arther, Arthor, Arthur, Artie, Arturo in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Arthur outside U.S.

Similar Names

Art is pronounced similarly to Aart, Arrt, Arte, Ewart and Ewert. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ara, Ard, Ari, Arn, Arto, Arty, Arv and Ary. These names tend to be less frequently used than Art.


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