Guinevere

English

Etymology

From Old Welsh Gwenhwyfar; gwen (“white, fair”) and wyfar (“smooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡwɪ.nɪ.vɪə/

Proper noun

Guinevere

1. A female given name of Welsh origin.
2. In Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur.

Translations

female given name

• French: Guenièvre (fr)

• Polish: Ginewra (pl)

wife of King Arthur

• Cornish: Gwenhwyfar (kw)
• Esperanto: Ginevra (eo)
• French: Guenièvre (fr)

  Old French: Genievre

• Greek: Γκουίνεβιρ (el) (Guínevir)
• Japanese: グィネヴィア (ja) (Guinevia)
• Polish: Ginewra (pl)

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