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View Name: Lancelot


LANCELOT
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Welsh Mythology
PRONOUNCED: LAN-sÉ™-laht (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see LANCE). In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the bravest of the Knights of the Round Table. He became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Launce (Literature)



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