Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. It's popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.The etymology is disputed, but it is most widely believed to derive from the Celtic Artos meaning “Bear”. Another theory is that the name is derived from the Roman clan Artorius.. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic ...

Name. Cían means "enduring one"; cían signifying "long, enduring, far, distant". Scal Balb is a nickname borne by other personages and means "dumb champion", with "dumb" in the sense of unable to make speech.. By most accounts, Lug's mother is the Fomorian princess Ethniu, but according to an interpolated text the LGE, Cian is also known by the name Ethlend (Ethlenn).