"Lancelot" meaning in English

See Lancelot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/, /ˈlɑːn.sə.lɒt/ Forms: Lancelots [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Launcelot}} Middle English Launcelot, {{der|en|fro|Lancelot}} Old French Lancelot, {{der|en|frk|*Lanzo}} Frankish *Lanzo, {{m|frk|*Land-}} *Land-, {{der|en|gem-pro|*landą||land}} Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), {{m|fro|-el}} -el, {{m|fro|-ot}} -ot, {{cog|ang|Landbeorht}} Old English Landbeorht, {{cog|en|Lambert}} English Lambert Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Lancelot (countable and uncountable, plural Lancelots)
  1. (Arthurian legend) One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Arthurian mythology Translations (the knight): 蘭斯洛特 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰斯洛特 (Lánsīluòtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Lanceloet (Dutch), Lanceloto (Esperanto), Lancelot (Finnish), Lancelot (French), Lancillotto (Italian), ランスロット (alt: らんすろっと、ransurotto) (Japanese), Ranaharoto (Maori), Lançarote (Portuguese), Лансело́т (Lanselót) [masculine] (Russian), Ланцело́т (Lancelót) [masculine] (Russian), Lanzarote (Spanish), Lancelot (Spanish), Lawnslot (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Lancelot-en-name-y-Dvct7k Disambiguation of 'the knight': 100 0 0 0
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Lance Translations (given name): 蘭斯洛特 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰斯洛特 (Lánsīluòtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Lancelot [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-Lancelot-en-name-esvibhbL Disambiguation of 'given name': 2 86 7 6
  3. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lancelot-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A ghost town in the Mid North region, South Australia, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in South Australia, Places in Australia, Places in South Australia
    Sense id: en-Lancelot-en-name-D8I7yP1f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 9 2 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Launcelot

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "Lánsīluòtè",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "兰斯洛特"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lancelot"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Lancelot"
  ],
  "word": "Lancelot"
}

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