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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

Arthur struggles to define his feelings for Guenevere, whom he marries as part of a peace treaty.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Now, for instance, the plan for a new order of chivalry, emanating originally from Arthur, is hatched collaboratively: Guenevere has as much to say about it now as her husband.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2018

William Morris wrote The Defence of Guenevere, and a host of lesser poets tried their hands on similar themes.

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown