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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

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

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

Andriana Chuchman, a winsome soprano, sang sweetly as Guenevere, bringing out the role’s devilish streak especially well.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2013

In 1859 Morris married, after having the year before brought out his first volume of verse entitled The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems.

From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by William Morris

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