Launcelot

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Uncertain, possibly derived from the Old French "lance" meaning "spear"
Popularity
Launcelot is an uncommon name, with no ranking in the top 1000 names for boys in the United States or any other country.

cartoon of the name Launcelot
Cartoon of Launcelot

Launcelot Name meanings & History

Uncertain, possibly derived from the Old French "lance" meaning "spear". Variant of Lancelot. This spelling was used by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice (written between 1596 and 1598) for the character of Launcelot Gobbo. Launcelot is primarily used as a literary name, and is most commonly associated with the Arthurian legends. It may also be used as a given name for boys, though it is quite rare.

Zodiac Sign of Launcelot: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Launcelot:

L: Lover,Languid,Lazy,Lovely,Legal,Liaison,Luscious

A: Aggressive,Argumentative,Action,Angry,Assertive,Ambitious

U: Understanding,Utopia,Universality,Unity,Undermining

N: Neurosis,Nutrition,Nagging,Nitpicking,Nice,Nervous,Neat

C: Cute,Curious,Choice,Clever,Candid,Chatty,Copycat

E: Enliven,Entertain,Expressive,Enlighten,Exaggerate,Environment

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate

T: Tireless,Touchy,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Talkative,Tacky

Launcelot is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Launcelot is a fictional character who appears in numerous works of literature, including Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur," Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Idylls of the King," and many other adaptations and retellings of the Arthurian legends.

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