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.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1340xc1450 Guenhowar (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 6
- Early Modern English
- ● 1559 Gwenhwyvar RegSASel p. 5;
1560 Gwenhwyvar ibid. p. 5
- Middle French
- ● 1569 Jenneuiere WCS p. 40
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1369 Ginevra (abl) Livi 244;
1522x1532 Genefra (nom) DSF p. 51, 24;
1527 Ginevra (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
- Wales
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- Welsh
- ● 1560 Gwenhoyver RegCon1 p. 19;
1582 Gainor ibid. p. 37,
Gaynor ibid. p. 36;
1590 Gainor ibid. p. 59;
1595 Gainor ibid. p. 73
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Guinevere". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Guinevere.