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84 Names found
The French masculine and feminine version of Arcadius. This name appears in the Post-Vulgate Cycle of Arthurian romance as the love interest of...
The origin and meaning of this name remain a mystery. It might stem from the Celtic components *artos meaning "bear" (Old Welsh arth) and *wiros meani...
Derived from the Welsh name Bedwyr, which may stem from the elements bedwen meaning "birch" and gwr meaning "man." In the Arthurian legends, Bedivere...
Welsh variation of Bedivere.
French version of Bors.
Derived from the French term Bohort, which may stem from the Old French words behort or bohort, signifying either jousting or jousting lance [1][2]. T...
The Welsh form of Kay 2.
A variant of Caradog.
From the Old Welsh name Caratauc, a Welsh form of Caratācos. This is borne by several figures in Welsh history and legend, including an 8th-century...
Signifies "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen he was the lover of Olwen, the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden....
From an Old French form of Helen. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur, Elaine was the...
Probably derived from Welsh enaid signifying "soul, spirit, life". In Arthurian tales she first appears in the 12th-century French poem Erec and Enide...
The Old French form of Enid.
A medieval French form of Gareth (appearing in the works of Chrétien de Troyes and in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle).
Probably a variant of Gaheriet (see Gareth). In medieval Arthurian tales this is the name of a brother of Gawain and Gareth. Gareth and Gaheris,...
The French form of Galahad.
Derived from earlier Galaad, likely from the Old French form of the biblical place name Gilead. In Arthurian legend Sir Galahad was the son of Lancelo...
Of uncertain meaning. It appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century Arthurian compilation Le Morte d'Arthur, where Sir Gareth (also called Beaumains) is...
French form of Gawain, as used in the works of Chrétien de Troyes.
The meaning is uncertain, from the Latin form Gualguainus used in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth (appearing also as Walganus, Gwa...
Of unknown meaning, possibly a Welsh form of Gerontius. It was borne by a figure in various Welsh legends. He was later incorporated into Arthurian...
Latin form of Gawain appearing in certain copies of Geoffrey of Monmouth's chronicles.
Variant of Gwendolen, used by Walter Scott in his poem The Bridal of Triermain (1813) for a queen who bore Gyneth to King Arthur.
Variant of Guinevere.
From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar meaning "white phantom", ultimately from the old Celtic roots *windos meaning "white"...
Possibly from the Germanic name Wigmar, from wig meaning "war, battle" and mari meaning "famous". In the medieval Lancelot-Grail Cycle he is a cousin...
Welsh form of Guinevere.
Perhaps a variant of Gwyneth, used by Walter Scott for the daughter of King Arthur and Guendolen in his poem The Bridal of Triermain (1813).
Latinized form of Greek Ἕκτωρ (Hektor), derived from ἕκτωρ (hektor) meaning "holding fast", ultimately from ἔχω (echo) meaning "to hold, to possess"....
Breton form of Hywel. Two dukes of Brittany bore this name. In the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth, it was borne by a Breton ruler who was an ally...
Latin form of Igraine.
Of unknown meaning, from Igerna, the Latinized form of Welsh Eigyr. In Arthurian legend, she is the mother of King Arthur by Uther Pendragon and the...
The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been proposed. It may ultimately be Germanic, from a hypothetical name like *Ish...
Variant of Yseut.
Latinate form of Iseult.
German form of Iseult, found in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865, Richard Wagner premiered his celebrated...
Derived from the Welsh names Cai or Cei, which might be a variant of the Roman name Gaius. In Arthurian lore, Sir Kay was among the Knights of the...
Perhaps an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see Lance). In Arthurian legend, Lancelot was considered the most valiant among the Knights of the Round...
Possibly a derivative of Lot 2 (or stemming from the same place name). The 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes used it for a character in his...
A variation of Lynet.
A French diminutive of Léon. It appears in Arthurian legend in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle, belonging to a knight who was the brother of...
A variation of Lyonesse.
A variation of Lyonors.
From the earlier form Loherangrin, derived from Lothringen, the German name for the region of Lorraine. It appears in Arthurian legend, first in the...
The form of Lohengrin used by 13th-century German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach.
From the name of the region of Lothian in southern Scotland, of uncertain meaning. A king of Lothian bearing this name appears in early Latin and...
The form of Lunete used in the Welsh tale Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain (based on Chrétien's poem).
A form of Eluned used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes in his poem Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. In the poem, she is a servant of...
A form of Lunete used in Thomas Malory's 15th-century Le Morte d'Arthur, where it belongs to a woman who enlists Sir Gareth to rescue her sister Lyone...
A form of Lynet used by Alfred Tennyson in his 1872 poem Gareth and Lynette [1]. According to Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette eventually wed. In modern...
A variation of Lyonesse.
Signifies "lioness" in Middle English. In Thomas Malory's 15th-century Le Morte d'Arthur, this is a woman trapped in a castle by the Red Knight. Her...
Probably from Middle English lyon meaning "lion". It appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century Arthurian compilation Le Morte d'Arthur, belonging to a...
A Welsh variant of Mordred.
The Welsh form of Mordred.
A form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he likely chose Merlinus over Merdinus...
A variation of Mordred.
From Welsh Medraut, possibly from Latin moderatus "controlled, moderated". In Arthurian legend, Mordred was the illegitimate son (in some versions...
A variation of Morgan 2, from a French form.