Guinevere
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Gwenhwyfar (Welsh form)
Etymology edit
From Middle English Gwenyver, from Middle Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Jennifer.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪ.nə.vɪɹ/
- Hyphenation: Guin‧e‧vere
Proper noun edit
Guinevere
- A female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.
- (Arthurian legend) In Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
wife of King Arthur
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