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If the time ever comes, I think I probably will go for Guinevere. Eirabeth would be our next girl, but Caemlyn, Eirabeth, and Guinevere work well together imo.

I ADORE Gwen!! It's been at the top of my list for awhile now but I always go back and forth on whether I like it better as a full name or a NN. Guinevere is gorgeous but almost TOO pretty and fanciful for my tastes. I wish I liked it more because god there are so many nice NN options (Guin, Winnie, Neve, Vera). I don't really like Gwendolyn so my go to is Gwenith

Yay, a lovely nice name!

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Guin is kind of a cool spelling... but I think Gwen works for Guinevere, no problem!

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I also really like Gwen just by itself. For a full name I'd be choosing between Guinevere and Gwendolyn. I like the first one because it's pastel fanciful beautiful, and the second one because it's woodchimes beautiful. In the end I'd be more likely to go with Guinevere, because, wow, so pretty!

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I think I'm gonna start being into Guinevere now. Thanks!

I like Gwen, but only if it's a nickname for Gwendolyn or Gwyneth.

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Oh God, Gwenhwyfar. I only came across it once, and it was in The Mists of Avalon. God, I had a hard time pronouncing it; I looked online for its pronunciation and got "gwen-wa-var." Bleh.

This message was edited 10/21/2013, 10:37 AM

Guinevere is nice, a bit heavy, but still a really pretty name. I think you could get away with either spelling with that name. Gwenhwyfar is a definite no in my book, way too complicated and old world. As for my favorite Gwen name, I just like good old Gwendolen (or sometime Gwendolyn, I go back and forth on the spelling). It seems like a perfect fairy godmother name.

I don't think Gwenhwyfar will be at all recognisable to people in Texas. I think people will find it hard to pronounce and even harder to spell.
If you pronounce Guinevere like GWEN-a-vere (I don't) then I think using Gwen as a nickname is fine.

This message was edited 10/21/2013, 10:23 AM

Gwen is fine on its own, it's a perfectly legit Welsh name. I also like Gwenno -'little white one'
I really wouldn't bother with Gwenhwyfar or Gwenllian outside Wales:
http://www.forvo.com/word/gwenllian/#cy
http://www.forvo.com/word/gwenhwyfar/#cy
- don't see why Gwen couldn't be short for Guinevere if you wanted it to be, or just spell it Gwenivere.

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There's also:
Gwenola
Gwenaëlle
Gwenan / Gwennan
Gwenith
Gwenda

Gwendolen is a great name!

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Gwenllian is pretty but I would squirm saying it, since I can't say the LL "correctly" and anyway, the hlee syllable is stressed so Gwen is a little bit farfetched.

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Guinevere nn Gwen is OK by me.

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Gwenhwyfar isn't pronounced like Guinevere even in Texas, lol - I think it's more like gwen-weaver. If she'd be introduced and known as Gwen only, I think you could use it.

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I also think it would not be really regrettable to vary the spelling of Guinevere to Gwenevere or Gwenivere. It has been done before and since the Gwen- and Guin- are etymologically the same, and spelling is arbitrary anyway, and Guin- is possible less original ... why not.

I think Guinevere nn Gwen works okay. Gwendolen nn Gwen would be great too. I think Gwenhwyfar looks quite unattractive. Just Gwen is fine too. Or you could just mangle the spelling of Guinevere...Gwenivere? :)

This message was edited 10/21/2013, 8:59 AM

I really like Gwen, as well as Gwendolen (or Gwendolyn, but I prefer the former) and Gwenhwyfar.
Guinevere nn Gwen is fine, and Guinevere is one of my favorite names. I also like Gwenllian.

I love Gwendolen. Gwen is cute. Its the only Gwen name I like.