Meanings
proper noun
- A commune of Vic-en-Bigorre canton, Tarbes arrondissement, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France.
Origin
- Transalpine Gaulishartos“ursine bear”
- LatinArtanius
- FrenchArtagnan
- EnglishArtagnan
From French Artagnan, from Latin Artanius, from Transalpine Gaulish artos (“ursine bear”)+-anum.
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French Artagnan
- ArtagnanArtagnan, Vic-en-Bigorre, Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France
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APA
Artagnan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artagnan
MLA
“Artagnan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artagnan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Artagnan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artagnan.
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