English Explanatory Dictionary

Lancelot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  3. A surname.
  4. A ghost town in the Mid North region, South Australia, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/ /ˈlɑːn.sə.lɒt/

Word forms

Lancelot Lancelots Launcelot

Etymology

From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and diminutive Old French endings -el and -ot. Related to Old English Landbeorht (modern English Lambert).

Synonyms

Lance
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