Arthurian Legend Girl Names
Variant of Welsh Angharad,
meaning
more love
Island of apples English name derived from the legendary island
where the body of
King Arthur is said to be buried. The name is probably
related to Celtic abal, or Welsh afal, meaning
apple
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
Variant of
Avalon, meaning
island of
apples
Middle English form of French Blancheflour, meaning
white flower
Variant of French Blancheflour,
meaning
white flower
Fair raven Welsh Arthurian legen name of the daughter of
Llyr in the Mabinogion. Sometimes considered a goddess of love and beauty. The name is composed of the Welsh elements bran
raven and gwen
fair, white
Arthurian legend name from the
German poem Parzival in which she is a messenger of the
Grail who condemns Percival.
Arthurian legend name of the Grail Maiden and sister of Percival.
She was a major character in many of the Holy Grail
stories.
Old French form of
Helen, meaning
torch or
moon or more likely
to elope Because most Arthurian legend names are of Celtic origin, some etymologists believe that the name Elaine may originally have derived from a Welsh element meaning
fawn, hind
Sister of Evaine, wife of King
Ban, and mother of Lancelot.
The Grail Maiden Daughter of
Pelles, the
Fisher
King. Sometimes confused with
Elaine the
Peerless. Her
father was prophesied to be the grandfather of the bearer of
the Holy
Grail.
Daughter of Gorlois and
Igraine, sister of
Morgan le
Fay and Morgause, and half-sister of
King
Arthur. She is wife of
King Nentres and mother of Galeshin who later becomes a
Knight of the Round
Table.
Niece of the Lord of the Fens and wife of Persides the Red
of the Castle of Gazevilte.
Variant of Welsh Enid, meaning
purity or
soul
Arthurian legend name of the insensitive lover of Pelleas.
Variant of
Ettard, name of a lover
of Pelleas.
Variant of
Ettard,
name of a lover of Pelleas.
Another name for Elaine
of Benoic.
Arthurian legend name of the mother of Tristan.
The name derives from an older name Adsiltia, meaning
She who is gazed upon Iseult of
Ireland was the
wife of
Mark of
Cornwall, daughter of
King Anguish of
Ireland and
Queen Iseult (the Elder), and adulterous
lover of Sir Tristan.
The name derives from an older name Adsiltia, meaning
She who is gazed upon This
Iseult is the daughter of Hoel of
Brittany, and sister of Sir Kahedin.
Tristan meets and marries her after his banishment to
Brittany. Their marriage is never consummated because of his love for
Iseult of Ireland.
Fair aspect Arthurian legend name of the tragic Irish princess who was the mistress of
Tristram.
Also known as the
Lady of the Fountain. She is the ruler of the mystical Castle of Landuc near a magical spring in Broceliande
Forest guarded by her husband Esclados. When water from this magic spring is poured onto a nearby basin, a huge storm begins.
Calogrenant did this and was beaten for it. To avenge his cousin, Ywain killed Esclados. He fell instantly in love with Laudine the moment He saw her. Her servant
Lunete talks her into marrying him.
In the
Middle Ages, this was the name for
Lake Geneva.
In Arthurian legend, this was the name of a mare
belonging to King
Arthur. It may be a feminine form of
Lamri, meaning
curveter
Modern English form of Welsh
Lunet, meaning
idol, image
Possibly means
lion island
Arthurian legend name
of the sister of
Lynette and wife of
Gareth who saved her from
Sir
Ironside,
the
Red Knight of the Red
Launds.
Divine mother Daughter of Avalloc, mother of
Mabon, and probably the prototype of
Morgan le
Fay.
Fay derives from Old English faie, meaning
fairy Morgan ultimately derives from Old Welsh mor
sea and cant
circle Therefore,
Fairy from the Sea Circle She was a powerful sorceress, daughter of
Igraine and Uther Pendragon, and half-sister to Arthur.
Arthurian legend name of the twin sister of Sir
Ywain.
Another name for the
Lady of
the Lake.
Footprint/track of the holy one Welsh legend name of a magical girl who caused flowers to spring up wherever she went, composed of the elements ol
footprint, track, and (g)wen
fair, holy, white
Gold-breast Name of the wife of Sir
Briefbras.
English unisex name derived from Roman
Vivianus, meaning
alive; animated; lively Vivien was the name of the
Lady of the Lake
in Arthurian legend.