Art

Diminutive of Arthur

"noble one; bear man"

Art Origin and Meaning

The name Art is a boy's name of English, Celtic origin meaning "noble one; bear man".

Though short and brisk, no nickname name could have a more creative image. Comic actor Chris O'Dowd named his son Art, as in his native Ireland it's used as a name on its own, separate from Arthur., coming from an ancient word for ""a bear,"" and used in the sense of ""outstanding warrior"" or ""champion."" A pagan High King of Ireland, Art’s rule was so honest that two angels hovered over him in battle.

Art Rank in US Top 1000

# 930 in the US

Art Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1168 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Art

• 1168 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Art

• Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel American singer,songwriter of duo Simon & Garfunkel
• Arthur William "Art" Bell American radio personality
• Arthur "Art" Blakey American jazz musician
• Arthur "Art" Boileau Canadian long,distance runner
• Arthur "Art" Buchwald American humorist
• Arthur William Matthew "Art" Carney American actor/comedian
• Arthur James "Art" Donovan American football player
• Art Spiegelman (born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev) American cartoonist
• Arthur "Art" Eggleton Canadian Senator
• Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
• Arthur Henry "Art" Howe American baseball player, coach and manager
• Art Imlech legendary High King of Ireland
• Art mac Cuinn legendary High King of Ireland
• Art mac Lugdach legendary High King of Ireland
• Arthur Morris "Art" Jackson Canadian ice hockey player
• James Arthur "Art" Monk American football player
• Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter American television presenter
• Athar ul Haque "Art" Malik, Pakistani,born British actor
• Arthur Edward "Art" Pepper American jazz alto saxophonist
• Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney American owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Arthur Howey "Art" Ross Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• Arthur "Art" Tatum American jazz pianist
• Art Smith celebrity chef
• Art O'Dowd (b. 2015) son of Irish actor Chris O'Dowd

The name Art in Pop Culture

• Art Frankel character in the movie "Fetching Cody"