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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

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

We think if the Elaine of the legend had looked thus upon Launcelot, and he were truly all that poets sing him, he could not long have preferred to her the light-minded Guenevere.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

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