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Name Nyneve
Gender Feminine
Usage Arthurian Cycle
Other Forms FormsNenive, Nineve, Ninive, Niniveh, Ninniane (Nimiane, Niniame), Nimue, Nymue, Nynyue, Viviane, Vivien
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Form of Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin'). In Malory, Nyneve imprisons Merlin, twice rescues Arthur from the sorceress Morgan le Fay, and marries Sir Pelleas after punishing Ettarde for her mistreatment of him.
Added 12/23/2008 by my_name_isobel