Jul 21, 2025
Artagnos
Artagnos is a Celtic masculine name composed of arto- (bear) and -gno- (descendant).
Variants:
Arthan [Joseph Stevenson 1841 Liber Vitæ Ecclesiæ Dunelmensis, page 34].
Artagnos [Alfred Holder 1896 Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, volume 1, column 223],
Stem:
*arto-s = a bear [Alexander Macbain 1896 An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, 1st edition, page 357].
Suffix:
-agno-s = descendant of [Alexander Macbain 1896 An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, 1st edition page 364].
Occurrence:
The form Arthan appears in a list of monks [Joseph Stevenson 1841 Liber Vitæ Ecclesiæ Dunelmensis, page 34].