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Guenevere

American  
[gwen-uh-veer] / ˈgwɛn əˌvɪər /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white, fair.”


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In the lavish, sweeping “Camelot,” he plays a virtuous if egotistical knight who is in a love triangle with King Arthur and Guenevere.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

This incarnation skirts for so long how Arthur and Guenevere feel about each other that by the time they do declare their mutual affection, it’s no longer all that affecting.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

The hauteur of his wife, Guenevere, and the egotism of her lover, Lancelot, were exposed and then exploded in torrents of rapturous balladry that swept away their faults.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

“He’s self-assured but he only initiates with Guenevere when he knows that she returns his love.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2018

Sir Bors likewise made answer that Queen Guenevere had done no wrong, and that he would make good with his two hands.

From The Book of Romance by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

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