Gwenhwyfar

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Gwenhwyfar is the Welsh form of the name Guinevere, famously associated with the legendary queen of King Arthur in Arthurian mythology.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gwenhwyfar canonical 2
Gwenwyfar 1
derived from Welsh name Gwenhwyfar 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh feminine given name
given name
appearsIn Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian romances

Welsh Arthurian tales
associatedWith Arthurian legend
Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian mythology

Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

King Arthur
category Feminine given names in Arthurian legend
Welsh feminine given names
culture Welsh culture
etymologyComponent gwen
hwyfar
etymologyComponentMeaning gwen = white, fair, blessed
hwyfar = smooth, soft, phantom-like
fictionalAssociation Queen consort of King Arthur
gender feminine
hasAnglicisedForm Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere
hasCognate Breton name Gwenivar
Cornish name Gwennever
hasModernDerivative Jennifer
hasShortForm Gwen
hasVariant Genevieve
Ginevra
Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

Jennifer
languageOfOrigin Welsh
meaning blessed phantom
white fairy
white phantom
nameDay not commonly observed
nameType theophoric and descriptive
notableBearer Queen Guinevere
surface form: Queen Gwenhwyfar of Arthurian legend
popularityRegion primarily Wales
region Wales
relatedMythology Celtic mythology
roleInMyth heroine
queen
script Welsh orthography
semanticField purity
supernatural beings
timeOfOrigin Middle Ages
usage personal name
usedIn medieval Welsh literature
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jennifer relatedName Gwenhwyfar
Queen Guinevere hasVariantName Gwenhwyfar
Queen Guinevere possibleEtymology Gwenhwyfar
this entity surface form: derived from Welsh name Gwenhwyfar
The Mists of Avalon mainCharacter Gwenhwyfar
this entity surface form: Gwenwyfar