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Branwen and Anwen are my favorites. I'd use either of those in a heartbeat.

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Bronwen is next. I like this one too. It sounds older and than the others and would belong to a more "badass" person.

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Bronwyn, not so much. It's okay, but harsher than the others.

Bronwen.

I like Anwen the best because I find it softer and prettier than the others.

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My next choice would be Bronwen, I would go with the proper spelling and I like the sound of it better than Branwen because it's fuller.

My favorite is Anwen. It's beautiful. I like Branwen as well, but Anwen sounds more feminine. Bronwen and Bronwyn remind me of the word "brawn."

Bronwen. For me, the alliteration would have to be really annoying for that to make me use any of the other names instead. They're good, but not as nice as Bronwen.

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Bronwyn is okay. I get a romance-novelly vibe from it.
Branwen is nice, however it sounds a little harsher to me.
Anwen is okay ... I just don't like how the N's jump out of it and there are no other consonants.

I like Anwen, it's on our girl's list for June actually :D I'm personally not a fan of the Br- sound and Bron- sounds a touch similar to brawn for me, though it's not really the same sound. Branwen is pretty, but I think Anwen is nice with it's softer tone, it almost sounds like the wind.

I really like Branwen!

Anwen is definitely the best, I adore it and I think Annie is a really cute nickname.

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The others are ok but feel a bit more trendy and just not as sweet and pretty as Anwen.

I am no help at all as I love all four names! That said my favourite is Bronwen.

Anwen. :)

Bronwen and Bronwyn are okay. I don't love them because they have always felt masculine to me, even though I know they are not.

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Anwen is nice. I like that she could be called Ani or Winni.

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Branwen also feels more masculine to me since it's close to Brandon.

I think a Branwen would be forever explaining that yes, it is a name and no, it isn't Bronwen. Pity.

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I imagine that Bronwyn is down as f because it wouldn't be used in Wales - pretty incongruous for a rugby-playing sheep farmer - and the actual meaning of the -y- is that some people find it ultra-feminine. Like turning Jane into Jayne.

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I knew an Anwen once who went by Anne; don't know why. But it's good to have a good nickname handy! Anwen would be my choice.

I prefer Anwen. B names have never been my favorite.

Well, I prefer Bronwen or Bronwyn by far to Branwen and Anwen. In fact, I love Bronwen and Bronwyn and really dislike Branwen and Anwen. Especially Anwen. Yuk. But I have a dilemma with the spelling Bronwen vs. Bronwyn. I really prefer how Bronwyn looks. Yet I know that Bronwen is more authentic. And I'm not the type to shrug that off. Yet Bronwyn looks better to me. What to do? I'd actually consider naming a daughter Bronwen or Bronwyn, and I'm not sure what I would decide if I were expecting a girl. Right now I'm leaning towards authenticity and Bronwen, but I think that whatever I would eventually decide I'd forever wonder if I should have used the other spelling.

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Oh, I don't think the fact that your daughter has a similar sounding short-o syllable matters a whit.

-yn is a common ending in the US. Just look at all of the names that end in -lynn. Most people don't know Welsh and their spelling rules. The differences between Bronwen/ Bronwyn/ Branwen aren't that noticeable to me. Bronwen is more familiar, but I like how Anwen is more of a stand out name without being too unusual. This is tough.