Guinevere

  • [ GWIN-ə-vir (English) ]
  • Arthurian Romance
From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, derived from the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and sebara meaning "phantom, magical being". In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by Mordred before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.... [more]

EQUIVALENTS
ARTHURIAN ROMANCE: Guenevere, Gwenhwyfar
CORNISH: Jenifer
DUTCH: Jennifer
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Gaynor
ENGLISH: Gwenevere, Jenifer, Jennifer
FRENCH: Guenièvre
GERMAN: Jennifer
ITALIAN: Ginevra
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Yenifer
SPANISH: Jennifer
SWEDISH: Jennifer
VARIOUS: Genevra
WELSH MYTHOLOGY: Gwenhwyfar
WELSH: Gaenor
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Jenny
ENGLISH: Jen, Jena, Jenae, Jenelle, Jenessa, Jeni, Jenn, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny
FINNISH: Jenna, Jenni, Jenny
GERMAN: Jenny
ICELANDIC: Jenný
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Yenny
SPANISH: Jenny
SWEDISH: Jennie, Jenny