Gwenhwyfar

English

Etymology

From Welsh Gwenhwyfar, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white, fair”) + *sēbarā (“magical being”).

Proper noun

Gwenhwyfar

Alternative form of Guinevere (Welsh form)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnhuɨβar (compare Middle Cornish Gwynnever, Breton Gwenivar; cf. also English Jennifer), from Proto-Celtic *Windosēbaris (“white spirit”) (compare Irish Fionnabhair), from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white, fair”) + *sēbarā (“magical being”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛnˈhʊɨ̯var/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛnˈhʊi̯var/
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Proper noun

Gwenhwyfar f

A female given name

Descendants

→ English: Guinevere
→ Latin: Guanhumara
→ French: Guenièvre
→ Italian: Ginevra
→ Spanish: Ginebra

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