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Arthur vs Pendragon - What's the difference?

arthur | pendragon |

As nouns the difference between arthur and pendragon

is that arthur is (ireland|informal) guinness stout while pendragon is a chief war leader, king, or dictator -- a title assumed by the ancient british chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.

As a proper noun arthur

is .

arthur

English

Etymology 1

From the name of the legendary king, probably related to (etyl) . Latin origin has also been suggested.

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1380s-1390s , (Geoffrey Chaucer),
  • In tholde dayes of the king Arthour , / Of which that Britons speken greet honour, / All was this land fulfild of fayerye.
  • * : Act IV, Scene II:
  • Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.
  • * 1951 (Graham Greene), The End of the Affair , Viking Press, page 96:
  • "Is his name Arthur'?" "' Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson."
  • * 1966 (Patrick White), The Solid Mandala , Avon Books (1975), ISBN 0380003759, page 270:
  • "It will not be his only name," Mr. Saporta said, and his glance hoped he had found an acceptable solution. " We shall also call him 'Aaron'. That will be his Jewish name. But for everyday purposes—Arthur ."
  • A village in Illinois
  • A city in Iowa
  • A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
  • A village in Nebraska
  • A ghost town in Nevada
  • A city in North Dakota
  • A town and a community in Wisconsin
  • Usage notes
    * In continuous use as a given name since early Middle Ages. Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
    Derived terms
    * Arthurian * arthurite * Arthur Daley * pet forms: Art, Artie, Arty

    Etymology 2

    After Arthur Guinness, famous brewer.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) Guinness stout.
  • Usage notes
    * Often said as a "pint of Arthur". ----

    pendragon

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chief war leader, king, or dictator -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.
  • * The dread Pendragon, Britain's king of kings. -- Tennyson.
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