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I always though Bronwen was a bit...homely, I guess, even though I appreciae its long history. However, now I heard it in a movie and it actually sounds kind of nice.
What do you think?
Does it feel dated to you? It wasn't popular but sound-wise I guess it kind of fits in with dated names (Br-names seem to be out of fashion) such as Brooke, Brittany, Brianna, Brandy and Brenda.
Bronwen or Bronwyn?
Do you think the meaning is a problem? It means "white breast", "fair breast". I don't really take it literally, I guess it means something like "pure heart" in a non-literal sense but there are a lot of odd comments in the comment section that basically assume it means "nice t#ts" or something so I am a bit worried...
What do you think?
Does it feel dated to you? It wasn't popular but sound-wise I guess it kind of fits in with dated names (Br-names seem to be out of fashion) such as Brooke, Brittany, Brianna, Brandy and Brenda.
Bronwen or Bronwyn?
Do you think the meaning is a problem? It means "white breast", "fair breast". I don't really take it literally, I guess it means something like "pure heart" in a non-literal sense but there are a lot of odd comments in the comment section that basically assume it means "nice t#ts" or something so I am a bit worried...
This message was edited 3/10/2021, 6:14 PM
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I'm pretty meh about it, and always have been. Definitely BronwEn, though - BronwYn is ludicrous.
I know a Bronwyn, mn Jayne - as she says, her parents loved the letter Y - who went to a conference once, the kind where attendants at the door write one's name on a sticker and paste it to one's lapel. Her name was written, not by a native speaker of English, let alone Welsh, as Brown Wine.
I know a Bronwyn, mn Jayne - as she says, her parents loved the letter Y - who went to a conference once, the kind where attendants at the door write one's name on a sticker and paste it to one's lapel. Her name was written, not by a native speaker of English, let alone Welsh, as Brown Wine.
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I enjoy Bronwen. It doesn't sound dated to me at all, because I've never known one!
I always thought the meaning referred to the white breast of a bird (like the way we say "robin red-breast"), so this name is very bird-like to me.
I like both spellings, but Bronwen seem a bit more elfin to me, more magical.
I always thought the meaning referred to the white breast of a bird (like the way we say "robin red-breast"), so this name is very bird-like to me.
I like both spellings, but Bronwen seem a bit more elfin to me, more magical.
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I like Bronwen - am vaguely acquainted with one.
It doesn't seem dated to me. I don't think Br-names are out of style - Brynlee, Brooklyn, Brielle. There are even more for boys.
I only like Bronwen, not Bronwyn.
I feel like the meaning isn't a problem. Breast, singular, just means chest. Like, décolletage, or heart.
Nobody would name a baby for "breasts."
It doesn't seem dated to me. I don't think Br-names are out of style - Brynlee, Brooklyn, Brielle. There are even more for boys.
I only like Bronwen, not Bronwyn.
I feel like the meaning isn't a problem. Breast, singular, just means chest. Like, décolletage, or heart.
Nobody would name a baby for "breasts."
This message was edited 3/10/2021, 8:57 PM
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So manly and unattractive, like brawny.
This message was edited 3/10/2021, 8:48 PM
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It's ok, I prefer the y spelling
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I like it and I am good with either spelling. The meaning is actually lovely. But some people can be jerks. Would many people even know the meaning, though?
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Probably not as even some Welsh people wrote they had to look it up (and were then apparently teased without mercy for the rest of their high school life). But not so sure if that is true, that joke would get old after a few weeks.
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It sure would. That's a shame.
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