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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

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

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2018

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

After that young Gawaine came to the King, and prayed him to make him a Knight on the day that he should wed Guenevere.

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

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