Nimue

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
9/1/2013, 10:30 PM	Mike C	update #87
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Arthurian Romance

Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɪm.ə.weɪ/(English)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane. Various versions of the tales have Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.