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LANCELOT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh Mythology

Pronounced: LAN-sə-laht (English)   [key]

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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