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- HODAIN:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of
Tristan's dog. Also spelled Houdain and
Houdenc.
- HOEL:
Variant form of Welsh Hywel,
meaning "eminent, conspicuous." In Arthurian legend, this is the
name of a king of Brittany. He was the son
of King Budic or Emhyr, and vassal and ally to King
Arthur. He was father of Iseult/Isolde and Saint
Tudwal, and Arthur's nephew or cousin. Also spelled Howel.
- HORSA:
Old English name meaning "horse." In English legend, this is the
name of a warrior and brother of Hengist.
- HUARWAR:
Welsh Arthurian legend name meaning "the hungry." In Culhwch
and Olwen, this is the name of a son of
Halwn who was called one of the three plagues of Cornwall.
- HUARWOR:
Variant spelling of Welsh Huarwar, meaning "the hungry."
- IRONSIDE, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the knight who
slaughtered all the knights except Gareth who came to save
Lyonesse. He is
said to
have had the strength of seven men, and was known as the Red
Knight of the Red Launds.
- ISLE OF GLASS:
From Celtic Ynis
Witrin ("Isle
of Glass"). This is the name of a teardrop-shaped hill
at Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It was given this name because it rose out of the fenland
(wetland) like an island. The Tor has been associated with the name Avalon, and
identified with King
Arthur. Remains of a 5th century fort were found on the Tor,
but it was replaced by the medieval St. Michael's church which remained there
until 1275. A second church was built on the site in the 1360s which remained
until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 at which time the Tor was being
used as a place of execution by hanging by the Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey.
- ITHER, SIR: See
Red Knight of the Heath.
- JOYOUS GARDE:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of
Lancelot's
castle.
- KAI: Variant spelling of Welsh
Cai,
meaning "lord."
In Arthurian legend, this was the name of one of the
Knights of
the Round Table. Compare with other forms of Kai.
- KAY, SIR:
English form of Welsh Kai, meaning
"lord." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of one of the first
Knights of
the Round Table. He was the son of Sir
Ector, the foster brother of King
Arthur, and is noted for
having an acid tongue and boorish behavior, but mostly for trying to take credit
when Arthur pulled the sword from the stone.
- KILYDD:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a son of Prince Kelyddon. He was
husband
to Goleuddydd, and the father of Culhwch. He
lost Goleuddydd to a difficult
childbirth.
- KNIGHTS CODE OF CHIVALRY: As described
by Sir Thomas Malory:
- to never do outrage nor murder;
- always to flee treason;
- to by no means be cruel but to give
mercy unto him who asks for mercy;
- to always do ladies, gentlewomen and
widows succor;
- to never force ladies, gentlewomen or
widows; and
- not to take up battles in wrongful
quarrels for love or worldly goods.
- KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE: Men who
were awarded the highest order of Chivalry at the Court of King Arthur were
called Knights of the Round Table. Depending on which story one reads, their
number ranged from 12 to more than 150. In the Welsh Mabinogion, Arthur's
knights are attributed with superhuman abilities; some of these extraordinary
knights appeared in later romances under altered names, such as Sir
Bedivere,
Sir Gawain, and Sir Kay.
- KYNTHELIG:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of
Arthur's
guide in The Wooing of Olwen.
- LAMORAK, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table, the
son of
King Pellinore, brother to Aglovale,
Dindrane the Grail maiden,
Percival, and Tor. He
is noted for his affair with
Lot's widow Morgause.
Gaheris
caught them together at Gawain's estate and promptly
beheaded her after which
Lamorak went on the lam. He was later ambushed by Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and
Mordred who delivered the death-blow.
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LAMRI:
Arthurian legend name of a steed belonging to King
Arthur, meaning "the curveter."
- LANCELOT, SIR:
Probably a diminutive form of Old French Lance
("land") or the word lance (the weapon), therefore meaning either "little land" or "little lance."
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight of the Round Table,
known as "Lancelot of the Lake," "The Knight of the
Cart," and "the White Knight." He was the son of King Ban of
Benoic, the half-brother of illegitimate Hector de
Maris, a nephew of King
Bors, and cousin to Sir
Bors and Sir Lionel. He fathered Galahad via the
Fisher King's daughter
Elaine. He is said to
have been the greatest and most trusted of King
Arthur's knights. Still, Arthur's
downfall was brought about in part by Lancelot's having had an affair with Queen Guinevere, destroying the unity of Arthur's court.
- LAUNCELOT:
Variant spelling of French Lancelot, meaning either "little land" or "little lance."
- LEODEGRANCE:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a king of Cameliard and
father of Guinevere.
He served under
Uther and was entrusted with keeping the Round
Table at Uther's death. When Arthur married Guinevere, he gave the table to
Arthur as a wedding present. Also spelled Laudegrance.
- LEODEGRANS:
Variant spelling of Leodegrance.
- LIONEL, SIR:
Anglo-Norman diminutive form of French Léon
("lion"), hence
"little lion" or "young lion." In Arthurian legend, this
is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table. He was
the youngest son of
King Bors, and
cousin to
Lancelot and Hector de
Maris. When King Bors died in battle, Lionel and Bors
were rescued by the Lady of the Lake and raised, along with Lancelot, in her
underwater kingdom.
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LLŶR:
Welsh myth name of a god of the sea, meaning "the sea." Identified
with Irish Lir.
- LOGRES:
A derivative of Welsh Lloegr, meaning "England."
- LOHENGRIN: In some German Arthurian
stories, Parzival (Percival) has twin sons named Loherangrin (Lohengrin) and
Kardeiz. Kardeiz inherits their father's lands, while Lohengrin remains in
Munsalvaeshe as a Grail Knight.
- LOHOLT, SIR:
Arthurian legend name of a
Knight of the Round Table. In the German tale Diu Crone,
Loholt is the illegitimate son of
King Arthur by Lady Lisanor of Cardigan, with whom he had a brief fling prior to his marriage. He helped his father rescue Queen
Guinevere when kidnapped by
King Valerin of the Tangled Wood; and fought and killed a giant named Logrin in the Perilous Forest. Sir Loholt fell in love with Lady Florie of Kanadic and died while in her service. He was captured by
Sir Caradoc of the Dolorous Tower (or Sir Brian of the Isles) and incarcerated in his
prison where he contracted a disease and died soon afterward.
- LOT, KING:
Arthurian legend name of a king of Lothian, Orkney, and
sometimes Norway. Perhaps the same as Greek Lot
(Hebrew Lowt), meaning
"covering, veil." He was King
Arthur's uncle and enemy in early stories. He was husband to Morgause/Anna,
father of
Agravain, Gaheris,
Gareth, Gawain, and in early
literature, Mordred. He was known as Lot Luwddoc, meaning
"Lot of the Host."
- LUAGOR:
Arthurian Legend name of Sir
Caradoc's horse, meaning "host splitter."
- LUCAN, SIR:
Short form of Latin Lucanus,
meaning "from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.
Lucania probably comes from the word lux, meaning "light." In
Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight
of the Round Table. He was brother to Sir
Bedivere, the son of Duke Corneus, and a cousin to Sir
Griflet. He was known as Lucan the Butler, for he was a servant to Arthur before being
knighted. In those days, however, being a butler meant being in charge of the
royal court; and so he was, along with Bedivere the Marshal, and
Kay the
Seneschal. He remained one of Arthur's most loyal companions throughout his
life. He was one of the last knights at Arthur's side at the Battle of
Camlann.
- LUCIUS TIBERIUS:
Old Roman name derived from Latin lux (gen. lucis), meaning
"light." In Arthurian legend, Lucius
Tiberius was the name of a Roman Emperor who demanded that Arthur
pay him tribute and recognize him as his sovereign. When Arthur refused, a
battle ensued. Arthur defeated Lucius.
- LYONESSE:
This is the name of a sunken land of Arthurian legend
believed to lie off the Isles of Scilly to the south-west of Cornwall, possibly
meaning "lion island." It is sometimes
associated with Avalon. As the legend goes, "when Lyonesse sank beneath the
waves only a man named Trevelyan escaped by riding a white horse." This was
said to be the birthplace of Tristan, son of King Meliadus/Rivalen. It is also
said that one of the sign's of King
Arthur's return will be the rising of Lyonesse. Tennyson describes Lyonesse as the site of Arthur's final
battle with Mordred. Note:
See feminine Arthurian names for Lyonesse,
the sister of
Lynette.
- MABON ap MODRON:
Welsh name meaning "divine son." In Celtic Arthurian legend, this is the
name of the son of Modron
("divine mother"). He was a hunter
god who was stolen by Annwn from his mother three days after his birth. He
was rescued by Culhwch, a cousin to
Arthur, but because of the time he
spent with Annwn, he remained young. He later assisted Culhwch in his search
of Olwen.
- MAHELOAS:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the lord of the
Isle
of Glass.
- MAIMED KING: see
Fisher King.
- MALEAGANT:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the
Round Table. He later became a villain when he abducted Guinevere. She
was rescued by Lancelot and Gawain.
Maleagant was the son of King
Bagdemagus of
Gorre.
- MARCH:
Welsh name
probably derived from the word march, meaning "horse."
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the king
of Kernow (Cornwall) to whom Isolde
was brought as a bride by Tristan.
Compare with other forms of March.
- MARK OF CORNWALL:
1) Anglicized form of Welsh March,
meaning "horse," and 2) English form of French Marc,
from Latin Marcus, meaning
"defense" or
"of the sea." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a king of
Cornwall. He was Tristan's uncle, and husband to
Iseult who
had a secret affair with
Tristan. In the Prose Tristan, he was a terrible villain who raped his
niece and then murdered her for producing a son, Meraugis. He also murdered his
brother Baldwin.
- MARROK, SIR:
Possibly a French form of Latin Marcus, meaning
"defense" or
"of the sea." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a knight who was
also a werewolf. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, "Death of
Arthur," (1469-1470), there is a single line mentioning this knight; it
reads as follows: "Sir Marrok the good knyghte that was betrayed with his
wyf for she made hym seven yere a werwolf."
- MAY DAY: The significance of May Day
lies in the prophecy that a child born on that day would destroy King Arthur and
his kingdom. On hearing this, King Arthur rounded up all the noble babies born
during May and sent them away on a rickety ship. The ship sank, and the only
child to survive was Mordred who was rescued and eventually returned to his
parents.
- MELIADUS:
Arthurian legend name of
Sir Tristan's father, the king of Lyonesse. Also
spelled Meliodas.
- MENW: Character from Culhwch and
Olwen. Son of Teirgwaedd. He is wounded by Twrch's venom.
- MERLIN: English
form of Latin Merlinus, the name of
a famous wizard of Arthurian legend,
meaning "sea-fort." Merlin was introduced into Arthurian legend by
Geoffrey of Monmouth. According to
Geoffrey, Merlin was the son of a demon and a princess. He became known for his prophetic abilities at a very young age and was
consulted by King Vortigern to
explain why his castle kept collapsing. Merlin revealed that there was an
underground lake in which two dragons slept, a white one and a red one,
representing the Saxons and Britons, and this was the portent for things to
come. He is also called Myrddin Emrys,
meaning "Merlin the Immortal."
- MONS BADONICUS, BATTLE OF: The twelfth
battle of King Arthur. This actual battle took place around the year 500. The
earliest source does not name the commanders of the opposing forces, but the
victory was attributed to King Arthur by the polemical monk Gildas, who states
in his essay, De Excidio Britanniae (The Ruin of Britain) that the battle
occurred in the year of his birth.
- MORDRED, SIR:
Old English Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round Table who was
the illegitimate son and traitor of King Arthur,
possibly meaning "sea counsel." He was brother (or half-brother) to
Agravain, Gaheris,
Gareth, and Gawain,
and noted for having crowned himself
and married Guinevere while Arthur was waging war on Emperor
Lucius of Rome. He
was killed by Arthur at the Battle of
Camlann. Other forms of the name are Medraut and Medrod.
- MORHOLT, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of an Irish Knight of the Round Table
who was noted for his battle with
Tristan on a remote island in order to release
his people from debt. He was mortally wounded but stabbed Tristan with a poisoned
spear before escaping to Ireland with a piece of Tristan's sword still embedded
in his skull.
- OCTHA:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a son of
Hengist and enemy of Arthur. Nennius states: "When Hengist was dead Octha, his son, passed over
from the Northern part of Britain to the kingdom of the Kentishmen. Then Arthur
fought against them in those days."
- OWAIN:
Welsh Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round
Table, derived from Latin Eugenius, meaning "born
of yew." See Ywain.
- PALAMEDES, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table. He was
a Saracen pagan who converted to Christianity. He is best remembered for his
unrequited love for Iseult which brought him into conflict with
Tristan.
- PALUG'S CAT:
See Cath Palug.
- PARZIVAL:
German form of French Percevel, meaning
"pierced valley."
- PELLEAS, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a very young
Knight of
the Round Table who is noted for his deep love and devotion to the insensitive maiden
Ettarre. She lied to him in order to receive a golden arm circlet, a tournament
prize won by Pelleas and given to her as a symbol of his love. He was betrayed
by Gawain, as well, who
slept with Ettarre himself instead of speaking to her
on behalf of Pelleas. When Pelleas caught them together he merely left his
sword lying across their chests. Impressed and intrigued by this behavior,
Nineve, the Lady of the
Lake, enchanted both Ettarre and Pelleas, causing Ettarre
to fall in love with Pelleas, but Pelleas to fall out of love with Ettarre.
- PELLEHAN:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the father of
King Pelles. See Fisher King. Also
spelled Pellam.
- PELLES, KING:
Arthurian legend name of the Maimed king
(Fisher King)
and son of Pellehan. He was one in a long
line of Grail-keepers established by Joseph of
Arimathea. He was the father of Eliazer and
Elaine. He resided in the castle of
Corbinec in Listenois.
- PELLINORE, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table. He was
king of the Isles, or Listinoise, and was the father of
Aglovale,
Dindrane, Dornar, Lamorak,
Percival, and Tor. He
was most noted for his unending hunt of the
Questing
Beast which he was tracking when King Arthur first
met him. They fought at
first, but soon became friends and Arthur later knighted him.
- PENDRAGON:
Celtic name meaning "chief dragon." In Arthurian legend, this is a title/ name of several
kings of the Britons, and King
Arthur's father Uther
Pendragon.
- PERCEVEL:
French name based on Celtic Peredur
(of unknown meaning), but
composed of the Old French elements perce(r) "to
pierce" and val "valley," hence "pierced
valley." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the pure
and innocent knight of King
Arthur's court who was known as "the Welshman." He succeeded
in the quest for the Holy
Grail.
- PERCIVAL, SIR:
English form of French Percevel, meaning
"pierced valley." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the pure
and innocent knight of King
Arthur's court who was known as "the Welshman." He was the son
of King Pellinore, and brother to
Dindrane and Sirs Aglovale,
Dornar,
Lamorak, and Tor. After
the death of his father, his mother raised him in the forest away from the
ways of men. When he was 15 a group of knights passed through the forest and
Percival was awe-struck by their appearance. He then traveled to
Arthur's court in the hope of becoming a knight himself. He was most noted
for having succeeded in the Quest for the Holy
Grail.
- PEREDUR:
Old Celtic Arthurian legend name of unknown meaning, mentioned in the
Mabinogion, identified with a historical Brythonic king. It is the name on
which the drastically altered French Percevel was
based.
- PRYDWEN:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of
Arthur's ship in Culhwch
and Olwen.
- QUESTING BEAST: see
Beast Glatisant.
- RED KNIGHT OF THE HEATH:
Arthurian legend name of a knight. His given name was Ither. He stole a cup
from Arthur and was killed by
Percival.
- RED KNIGHT OF THE RED LAUNDS: See
Ironside.
- RHONGOMIANT:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a spear belonging
to King Arthur.
- RIENCE:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the king of
"many isles." He is best remembered for having trimmed his robe with the beards
of eleven kings that he conquered, and for wanting to make Arthur's beard the
twelfth; for this reason he is identified with Geoffrey of Monmouth's giant
Ritho who had the same modus operandi and who was also killed by Arthur.
- RIVALEN:
In Arthurian legend, this is another name for King Meliadus, the father of
Tristan
and husband to Blanchefleur.
He was known as "lord of the isles."
- ROUND TABLE: When
Guinevere married
Arthur, her father,
Leodgrance gave the young king the table as a wedding
present. It was made to have no head or foot, representing the equality of all
the members. See Knights of the Round
Table.
- SAFIR, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table. He was
the youngest son of the Saracen king Esclabor, and he was brother to Sirs
Palamedes and Segwarides. A famous incident involving Safir has him disguising himself as
Sir
Ector de Maris and fighting with Sir Helior le Preuse, defeating him and winning
Sir Espinogres's lady. To defend her honor, Palamedes locks sword with Safir,
not realizing it is his own brother.
- SAGRAMOR, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table, the
grandson of Adrien, Emperor of Constantinople.
- SCABBARD: When
King Arthur received
Excalibur from the Lady of the
Lake, she also gave him a scabbard that would
protect anyone who wore it from physical damage. Both Excalibur and the scabbard
were stolen by Morgan le
Fay; though Arthur later found the sword he never
regained the scabbard which would have protected him from the mortal wound he
received at the Battle of
Camlann.
- SCILTI:
Welsh form of Irish Cailte, meaning
"the thin man." In Culhwch and Olwen,
this was the name of a messenger of Arthur's.
- SECACE:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of Sir
Launcelot's sword.
- SEGWARIDES, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of the Round Table. He was
a Saracen, the son of Esclabor, brother to Sirs
Palamedes and Safir. He
was made Lord of Servage by
Tristan. He was later killed while trying to
repel Sir Launcelot's rescue of Guinevere from the stake.
- SONS OF MORDRED: Though not named, they
appear in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. The Lancelot-Grail
names the elder son Melehan, while another source dubs the younger son Melou.
They are also known as Melechan and Melyon.
- SPUMADOR:
Arthurian legend name of a horse belonging to
King Arthur,
meaning "the foaming one."
- STONEHENGE: Said to be the burial place
of Uther Pendragon.
- SWORD IN THE STONE: The story of the
Sword in the Stone appears in Robert de Boron's poem Merlin, which states
that only the rightful heir to the throne will be able to draw the sword from
the stone. This sword, called Clarent, is not the same sword as
Excalibur which was given to Arthur by the
Lady of the
Lake.
- TEITHI:
Legend name of the son of
Gwynham.
- TIBRUIT, BATTLE OF: The 10th battle of
King Arthur.
- TINTAGEL:
Once known as Trevena, the
modern day village of Tintagel was originally cited by Geoffrey of Monmouth as a
place of origin for King
Arthur. Later it was the site of Gorlois and
Igraine's
fortress.
- TOM a'LINCOLN:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of an illegitimate son of
King Arthur by a girl named
Angelica. He was raised by a
shepherd and later made an
army commander by his father. He himself fathered the Black Knight and the
Faerie Knight. He is also known as the Red Rose Knight.
- TOR, SIR:
Celtic name meaning "conical hill."
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight
of the Round Table. He was an adopted son of King Ars/Aries,
the natural son of King (or shepherd) Pellinore.
He was brother to Sir
Aglovale, Sir Lamorak, Sir Domar, Sir
Percival, and Dindrane.
Tor
and his twelve half-brothers were raised as shepherds, but Arthur later
made him
a knight. Compare with other forms of Tor.
- TREVRIZENT: In the German poem Parzival,
Parzival is a Red Knight who fights for "the other side." He
fought for good, but suffered distance from God. After many years of wandering, a new
horse once owned by a Grail
Knight leads him to Trevrizent who teaches him
about the true meaning of the Grail.
- TRISTAN, SIR:
French form of Welsh Drystan,
probably meaning "riot, tumult." The change in spelling is due to
association with the French word triste, meaning "sad." In
Arthurian legend, this was the name of a Knight
of the Round Table. He was the son of
Blancheflor and
Rivalen (Isabelle and
Meliadus in later versions), and the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall. He
is the hero of the story Tristan and
Iseult, in which he is sent to Ireland to fetch Isolde to wed the king but
falls in love with her on their return.
- TRISTRAM:
English form of Welsh Drystan,
probably meaning "riot, tumult."
- TURQUINE, SIR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a rogue knight
who whips Sir Lionel with briars and thorns and throws him into a dungeon.
- TWRCH TRWYTH:
Welsh Arthurian legend name meaning "Trwyth's
Boar." In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, this is the name of a
terrible wild boar that Culhwch must hunt as one of the
nearly impossible tasks to be completed in order to marry the giant Ysbaddaden's daughter
Olwen. Twrch is
actually a cursed
son of Prince Tared. The boar has poisonous bristles and carries a comb, a pair of
scissors, and a razor on its head. Ysbaddaden later calls on Culhwch to seek out
his cousin Arthur
to help him hunt Twrch.
- UCHDRYD:
Legend name of the son of Erim, from Culwch and Olwen.
- URIEN, KING OF GORE:
Middle Welsh form of Old Welsh Urbgen, meaning
"privileged birth." Urien was an actual historical king of
Rheged who came to be incorporated into Arthurian legend as a Knight
of the Round Table who initially opposed Arthur,
but later became an ally. He was the husband of Morgan
le Fay, father of Morvydd,
Ywain/Owain, and Ywain
the Bastard. Some authors make him a brother to King
Lot and King Augusulus.
- UTHER PENDRAGON:
In Arthurian legend, Uther Pendragon ("Uther,
chief dragon") was the youngest son of King Constantine
and father of King Arthur. He was
brother to Aurelius
Ambrosius and Constans. According to Geoffrey of
Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britonniae, Uther impregnated Igraine
while magically disguised by Merlin as her husband Gorlois. He also fathered
Anna by Ygraine, and had another son named Madoc who was the father of Arthur's
nephew Eliwlod.
- VALERIN, KING: In the German tale Diu
Crone, this is the name of the king of the Tangled Wood who claims the right to marry
Guinevere and carries her off to his castle. Probably a form of Latin Valerianus,
meaning
"to be healthy, to be strong."
- VORTIGERN:
Anglicized form of Old Welsh Guorthigern,
meaning "high lord" or "overlord." In Arthurian legend,
this is the name of the king who allowed
the Saxons to settle in Britain in return for the hand
of Hengest's
daughter. Because his castle, Dinas Emrys, kept collapsing, Vortigern consulted
Aurelius Ambrosianus,
whom Geoffrey of
Monmouth identified with Merlin in his retelling of the story.
- VORTIMER: In
Arthurian legend, this is the name of a son of
Vortigern who succeeded him for a brief time.
- WIGAR:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of King Arthur's armor.
- WOUNDED KING: see
Fisher King.
- YSBADDADEN:
Welsh Arthurian legend name of the giant father of the beautiful Olwen.
He was cursed to die if his daughter ever married. He lived in a magic
castle that seemed to get farther away the closer one came to it. When Culhwch
came to seek Olwen's hand, Ysbaddaden required that he complete a
series of nearly impossible tasks before he would grant permission for them
to marry. Meaning unknown.
- YVAIN:
French form of Old Breton Even and
Middle English Ywain, meaning "well born." In
Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight
of the Round Table. His Welsh name is Owain which
has a different meaning.
- YWAIN, SIR:
Middle English form of French Yvain, meaning "well
born." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a
Knight of
the Round Table, a son of King Urien. He
is said by some to be
the son of Morgan le
Fay, making him Arthur's nephew. He has a half-brother
named after him, and a twin sister named Morvydd. In Welsh legend, his name was
Owain,
which has a different meaning.
- YWAIN the BASTARD:
Arthurian legend name of a
Knight of the
Round Table, meaning "well born." This Ywain is also a son of King Urien of Gore.
Having the same name he is sometimes confused with his half
brother Sir Ywain, after whom he was named. He was killed by his cousin
Gawain
during the Quest for the Holy
Grail.
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J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
Boy
Names
A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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Names for your pets. Grouped by species.
Naming Tips &
Quips
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