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Irish Gaelic: béar/mathghamhain

Scottish Gaelic: mathan

Manx Gaelic: maghouin

Welsh: arth

Cornish: ors

Breton: arzh

The proto-Celtic word for bear is Artos. It is considered one possible root for the name Arthur.

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Arktos, derived from the ancient greek hrktos, I believe.

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Ursus (m); ursa (f).

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αρκούδα: arkoúda

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Ursus.

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Arktos.

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Arctos

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