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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

Kids can ponder the medieval concepts of chivalry and honor among King Arthur, Lancelot, Guenevere and the Knights of the Round Table in “Camelot” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Harman Hall.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2018

The first act, which concentrates on the creation of the Round Table and the antipathy-turned-adoration between Guenevere and Lancelot, is perfectly sound.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2011

As for Sir Lancelot, he will prove the right on the body of any Knight living that shall accuse him of wrong—either him, or my lady Guenevere.'

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

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