Opinions on Bronwyn?

[Bearfrills]

Be kind, I'm hormonal

DH and I are trying and failing to think of a name for DC4, it looks like we've already used all of the names we like. We tried some naming websites and drawing up a shortlist but out of a list of 500 girls names and 500 boys names there wasn't a single one that we both ticked.

DH has suggested Bronwyn or River for a girl.

We've got nothing for a boy.

[exexpat]

-wyn is the male ending for Welsh names. The girl's name is Bronwen.

[Bearfrills]

Ah flip, I knew it didn't look right when I wrote it!

DH also suggested Anais and got instantly vetoed because I couldn't even pronounce it.

[EssentialHummus]

I rather like it. For reasons I'll never know Bronwen (with every spelling variation going) was a hugely popular name when I was growing up in 1990s South Africa, so I knew lots of them. It's rare enough here. Is it a Welsh name?

[DorotheaHomeAlone]

Gorgeous name. Yes, it's Welsh.

[Thundercake]

I love it, makes me think of the lovely Bronwen from fireman Sam ( yes I have a toddler :)

[Assam]

I had a rabbit called Bronwen! I named it after something...a book or TV show in the 80s?? Cant remember

[ChimpyChops]

Love it!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I think Bronwen is a lovely name.

[MrsHulk]

Love it. Welsh but easy to pronounce and spell for English speakers. Unusual but recognisable. You/she are likely to get a lot of questions about whether you have a Welsh background, which may get annoying?

[GummyBunting]

Love it.

There's a Bronwen Llewellyn in the Odd Thomas books who everyone calls 'Stormy', which is also a cool nickname.

[Bearfrills]

DS2's name apparently has Welsh origins so it wouldn't be too out of place

[ProseccoBitch]

I like Bronwen. The only thing I would say is that I know one Bronwen who gets called 'Bronners' which I think sounds ugly and a bit pointless given it isn't any shorter, but I don't know if that's common or not.

[Doublemint]

Love it!!!

[Bearfrills]

After hearing my 2yo saying the name I think it'll end up shortened to Winnie.

[ringoffire]

I believe the literal translation is white breast

[passingthrough1]

Bronwen is lovely

[Soubriquet]

I love Bronwyn and I would spell it like that too

NN Brynn

[AmeliaJack]

Bronwen is a great name. I also used to know a Rhonwen which I think is lovely too.

[AppleJac]

I really dont like it. Its very harsh sounding and not very feminine

[sonlypuppyfat]

I have got a Bronwyn I don't live in Wales so I don't care if I've spelt it wrong I think it looks pretty, and we've had lots and lots of compliments

[chinlo]

hugely popular name when I was growing up in 1990s South Africa

I have only ever met one Bronwen in my life, and she was from South Africa!

I like it as a name though. She didn't shorten hers to anything either. She was occasionally called "Bron" by close friends if they were talking to her directly, but usually she was just Bronwen.

[EssentialHummus]

Chin the equivalent-in-popularity boys' name at the time was Jonty. Which I'm pretty sure isn't a name (?) .

Ours were all NN'd "Bronny", and were uniformly good at hockey, if that helps your decision-making, OP.

[chinlo]

I know a South African Jonty too!

And it's not like I know LOADS of South Africans or anything.

[herewego1987]

I like Bronwyn, I'd use Wynnie as an affectionate Nick name

[sonlypuppyfat]

I named her after an Australian pen pal I had