[name]Just[/name] curious, as we’re having a girl. My favourite boy’s name, and name I want to use if we have a boy in the future, is [name]Arthur[/name]. But I get such negative reactions from people when I mention it, and I honestly don’t know why. Is it just because the common nicknames are so teasable?
I absolutely love [name]Arthur[/name]. Those [name]Artie[/name]/[name]Art[/name] nicknames are so adorable! (Is it really bad that I can’t think why he would be teased…sorry!)
I love [name]Arthur[/name], too. I’m seriously considering it for a middle name if we have a boy.
I love [name]Arthur[/name] and nn [name]Art[/name]!!
[name]Don[/name]'t look at me; I love [name]Arthur[/name]. (Not fond of nicknames for it, though…at all.) I think people just tend to associate it with several generations ago. Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers might be having a resurgence in their names now; but our grandfathers and great-grandfathers might have to wait a while. A lot of people put [name]Arthur[/name] in that category.
I am also a huge fan of [name]Arthur[/name]! I say, go for it.
First up there is a huge amount of love for [name]Arthur[/name] on nameberry. For my part I don’t like it at all it still has the fusty old man image and of course it reminds me of Mr Arthritis, so I can understand the negative feedback but if you love vintage names then this one is a winner.
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That makes sense, I suppose I assumed since lots of old-lady names like [name]Ethel[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name] and whatnot seem to be coming back into usability that old-man names were too. Although I don’t actually know any Arthurs at all myself, which I guess helps me not actually feel it as an old-man name.
Yeah, I totally get not liking [name]Art[/name] or [name]Artie[/name], I’m iffy on them myself. I wonder if I could get away with using something random with an Ar sound, like [name]Arlo[/name] or Arby, for a baby [name]Arthur[/name] 
I adore [name]Arthur[/name], but I’m really not keen on [name]Artie[/name]. [name]Art[/name] I can just about handle, having known one (just [name]Art[/name], not [name]Arthur[/name]) it makes it seem more wearable to me. [name]Artie[/name] just doesn’t appeal to me at all. I like Arth and Arthy better, and they feel more instinctive to me.
It seems to me that naming trends for girls cycle more rapidly than naming trends for boys. Give it 20 years and [name]Arthur[/name] will be all the rage. I think people are juuuust now starting to dust it off.
(I’m pretty certain that [name]Arthur[/name] does MUCH better in the UK than other countries, too.)
Yeah. The popular series [name]Merlin[/name] ended last year after… five(?) series I think… and obviously one of the main characters was a rather delectable [name]King[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] (no nicknames). I think the character has changed the ‘look’ and feel of [name]Arthur[/name] over here.
We’ve got a new baby [name]Arthur[/name] in our house, but his NN’s are turning out to be [name]Arto[/name] and [name]Thor[/name], not [name]Art[/name] or [name]Artie[/name] (although those are starting to grow on me).
I’ve never met a single person named [name]Arthur[/name] and I’ve read several books with characters I liked named [name]Arthur[/name]–all of which makes me like it. I definitely see the old-fashioned feel that it has, but I still like it. I think it would be reasonably well received in my area.
[name]Arthur[/name] Weasley is my fictional husband—just so you know.
I think [name]Arthur[/name] is excellent. As others have pointed out, I think it’s just a matter of what’s currently in style. We’re starting to see a resurgence of stately classics like [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name], but a majority of parents are still on board with the two syllable, probably Irish or Scottish, ends-in-“n” names. I think growing interest in vintage names and the -“er” names ([name]Asher[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Harper[/name], etc) will give [name]Arthur[/name] a boost in the next five to ten years.
I really like [name]Arthur[/name] although I don’t think I would use it as a first but it’s a possible middle.
I mentioned [name]Arthur[/name] to my mom today and she was not into it because “people would call him [name]Art[/name]”. Um, maybe in the 1950s or whenever you’re from, mom. I don’t know, I don’t see [name]Art[/name] and [name]Artie[/name] as such natural nicknames of [name]Arthur[/name] that people would start using them without even being given the go-ahead to do so. They’re no “[name]Mike[/name]” or “[name]Matt[/name],” you know?
I’ve also seen some objections due to [name]Arthur[/name] the aardvark, and I think because it was in the top 100 from 1880-1969 it does give off an old man/middle-age vibe to some. [name]Every[/name] other objection I’ve heard - that I can think of - relates purely to aesthetics and simply not liking the sound of it.
Personally, though, I love [name]Arthur[/name]. I don’t expect that you’ll be getting uniformly negative reactions on this board, and I’m actually surprised that you’ve gotten so much hate irl. [name]Arthur[/name] really didn’t click with me until I actually encountered a kid named [name]Arthur[/name], though…maybe that’s all the [name]Arthur[/name]-bashers you know need to change their minds?
I love [name]Arthur[/name]. It’s masculine but sweet 
I love [name]Arthur[/name]! But I love other names more.
I know a ten-year-old [name]Arthur[/name]. He is very athletic and a clever boy.
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]! It’s in our top 3 for our baby who is due soon! I haven’t received any bad comments on it on here or in real life. My Mum & my [name]MIL[/name] both love it, too.