Guinevere
f.
Proto-Celtic *windo 'white' + Proto-Celtic *sēbro 'demon, spectre'.
The name of the beloved of Arthur in the Arthurian legends which were extremely popular in many forms in the Middle Ages.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1522x1532 Genefra (nom) DSF p. 51, 24;
1527 Ginevra (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Guinevere". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Guinevere.