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in reply to a message by Finndabhair
The first element of Guinevere, like that of Finndabhair, means fair . The "evere" part is derived from the Welsh hwyfar (smooth, soft). If the two names are direct synonyms, dabhair should mean "smooth" as well. They probably aren't, though.
I've also read, in an Arthurian legend book, that Guinevere means "white fairy." And according to the site Daividh pointed out(http://www.daire.org/names/frames/index.html)
Fionnabhair — (fyuhn-OOR) from Old Irish name Finnabarr: finn "bright, fair" + siabhre "phantom, fairy", Irish equivalent of Welsh Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). Legendary Finnabarr was a daughter of King Aillil and Queen Maeve of Connacht. Finnabarr, Fionúir.
You pronounce your name differently, but it's probably an alternate spelling of Fionnabhair. I checked "dabhair" for other meanings, but had little luck.
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I've also read, in an Arthurian legend book, that Guinevere means "white fairy." And according to the site Daividh pointed out(http://www.daire.org/names/frames/index.html)
Fionnabhair — (fyuhn-OOR) from Old Irish name Finnabarr: finn "bright, fair" + siabhre "phantom, fairy", Irish equivalent of Welsh Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere). Legendary Finnabarr was a daughter of King Aillil and Queen Maeve of Connacht. Finnabarr, Fionúir.
You pronounce your name differently, but it's probably an alternate spelling of Fionnabhair. I checked "dabhair" for other meanings, but had little luck.
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“There is no question that there is an unseen world. The question is how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?” – Woody Allen
This message was edited 7/15/2005, 9:03 PM
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