From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, derived from the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and sebara meaning "phantom, magical being". In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King ආතර්. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by මොඩ්රඩ් before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir ලන්සන්ටෝ.The Cornish form of this name, ජෙනිෆර්, has become popular in the English-speaking world.
