I *love*
Gwendolyn /
Gwendolen /
Gwendoline "
Gwen". I think it's simply wonderful. A classic, somewhat proper name with a fun, spunky nickname. Feminine, yet not. Yes.
Guinevere "
Gwen" is cool but kind of counter-intuitive. Unless it's written 'Guin' (which looks bad) it's gonna look a little odd written down, if not spoken.
As a first name on it's own, however, I don't like it. I find it too trendy-minimalist, like
Brynn,
Ava, Penn,
Ella etc. I think it's strictly a nickname.
Combos: I used
Gwendolen, but I'm moving towards
Gwendolyn and that could work too.
Gwen as a nn for all combos. First set I used your PNL (hope that's okay), second I used my own random suggestions.
Gwendolen AdaGwendolen AleidaGwendolen Aloisia (kinda cool)
Gwendolen AoifeGwendolen AramintaGwendolen BeatrixGwendolen EleanorGwendolen LouisaGwendolen LydiaGwendolen MaritaGwendolen MatildaGwendolen Petra (love both names, but as a combo not sure)
Gwendolen PhilomenaGwendolen Rowena (cool)
Gwendolen Saskia (same as
Petra. I looove
Saskia, but not sure about the combo)
Gwendolen AilsaGwendolen AlbertaGwendolen AllegraGwendolen AntoniaGwendolen AstridGwendolen Cecilia /
Gwendolen Cecily /
Gwendolen CecileGwendolen Cordelia /
Gwendolen CorneliaGwendolen CosimaGwendolen EleriGwendolen EmiliaGwendolen FionaGwendolen FrancescaGwendolen FridaGwendolen IngridGwendolen IrisGwendolen IsabelGwendolen IvyGwendolen LaurelGwendolen Leonor /
Gwendolen LenoreGwendolen MeredithGwendolen NiamhGwendolen OctaviaGwendolen OliviaGwendolen OonaGwendolen OpheliaGwendolen PandoraGwendolen RobertaGwendolen SaoirseGwendolen Sibyl /
Gwendolen SybilGwendolen SiofraGwendolen SorchaGwendolen SusannahGwendolen ThereseGwendolen VictoireGwendolen Zara
Yeah, an odd mix, but do you see anything that appeals to you? :)