Diccionario de nombres
49 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ARTHUR
The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man"...
BEDIVERE
From the Welsh name Bedwyr, which is of unknown meaning. In Arthurian legends Bedivere was one of the original companion...
BEDWYR
Welsh form of BEDIVERE.
CAI (2)
Welsh form of KAY (2).
ELAINE
From an Old French form of HELEN. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte ...
ENID
Derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul" or "life". She is the wife of Geraint in Welsh legend and Arthurian romance.
GAHARIET
Medieval French form of GARETH.
GALAHAD
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legend Sir Galahad was the son of Lancelot and Elaine. He was the most pure of the Knights...
GARETH
Meaning unknown. It first appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Mort...
GAWAIN
Meaning uncertain, from the Latin form Walganus used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth. This was the n...
GERAINT
Meaning unknown, possibly a Welsh form of GERONTIUS. This was the name of a figure various Welsh legends. He was also in...
GUENEVERE
Variant of GUINEVERE.
GUINEVERE
From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, derived from the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and sebar...
GUIOMAR
Possibly derived from the Germanic name Wigmar, which is formed of the elements wig "war, battle" and meri "famous". In ...
GWENHWYFAR
Welsh form of GUINEVERE.
HECTOR
Latinized form of Greek ‘Εκτωρ (Hektor), which was derived from ‘εκτωρ (hektor) "holding fast", ultimately from εχω (ech...
IGERNA
Latin form of IGRAINE.
IGRAINE
Meaning unknown, from Igerna, the Latinized form of Welsh Eigyr. In Arthurian legend she is the mother of King Arthur by...
ISOLDE
The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been suggested. It is possible that the name is ul...
ISEULT
Medieval variant of ISOLDE.
ISOLDA
Latinate form of ISOLDE.
KAY (2)
From the Welsh name Cai or Cei, possibly a form of the Roman name GAIUS. Sir Kay was one of the Knights of the Round Tab...
LANCELOT
Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see LANCE). In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the bravest of...
LOT (2)
From the name of the region of Lothian in southern Scotland, of unknown meaning. A king of Lothian by this name appears ...
LUNETE
Variant of LUNED.
LUNED
Variant of ELUNED. In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she is a servant of the Lady of the Fountai...
MEDRAUT
Welsh form of MORDRED.
MERLIN
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales...
MEDROD
Welsh form of MORDRED.
MODRED
Variant of MORDRED.
MORDRED
From Welsh Medraut, meaning uncertain. In Arthurian legend Mordred was the illegitimate son (in some versions nephew) of...
MORGAINE
Variant of MORGAN (2), from a French form.
MORGAN (2)
Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le ...
MORGEN
Earlier form of MORGAN (2).
NIMUE
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Ni...
OWAIN
Probably a Welsh form of EUGENE, though it might be derived from Welsh eoghunn meaning "youth". This was the name of sev...
PERCEVAL
Variant of PERCIVAL.
PERCIVAL
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail'. In the poem ...
PEREDUR
Possibly means "hard spears" in Welsh. This was the name of several figures from Welsh mythology. It was later used by t...
TALIESIN
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh poet a...
TRISTAN
Old French form of the Pictish name Drustan, a diminutive of DRUST. The spelling was altered by association with Latin t...
URIEN
Means "privileged birth" from Celtic orbo "privileged" and gen "birth". In Welsh legend and Arthurian romances Urien is ...
UTHER
From the Welsh name Uthyr, derived from Welsh uthr "terrible". In Arthurian legend Uther was the father of King Arthur. ...
UTHYR
Welsh form of UTHER.
WALGANUS
Latin form of GAWAIN.
YSOLT
Old French form of ISOLDE, appearing in the 12th-century Old French poem 'Tristan' by Thomas of Britain.
YSEUT
Old French form of ISOLDE, appearing in the 12th-century Norman poem 'Tristan' by Béroul.
YVAIN
Form of OWAIN used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his Arthurian tales.
YWAIN
Variant of YVAIN.