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Extensions on Gwen

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UnconsideredTrifles · 09/04/2018 20:03

I love the name Gwen; DH is not so keen and says it's too short. DD1 has a fairly unusual 4 syllable name, so I can see where he's coming from. Can anyone think of any names that can have Gwen as a nickname? Baby's not due for a few months and it may not even be a girl, but I'm fixating on this!

We're Welsh/Cornish, so names from those origins would be especially good (I speak Welsh and he wants 'Llywelyn' for a boy, so hardcore Welsh names are fine!)

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chezmk1988 · 09/04/2018 22:23

Guinevere
Gwendolyn
Gweneth

RiaOverTheRainbow · 09/04/2018 22:18

Gweneth

DanceDisaster · 09/04/2018 22:17

My dh’s gran was Gwendolyn and she was delightful! Probably not what you were looking for though...

MrsMcnulty20 · 09/04/2018 22:14

Gwennan is nice

OlennasWimple · 09/04/2018 22:14

I love Guinevere

AlecOrAlonzo · 09/04/2018 22:12

The painter Gwen John. Augustus John's sister.

snidgetowl · 09/04/2018 22:06

My DSis is called Gwenllian and it's often abbreviated to 'Gwen' by non Welsh speakers. Gwenno is also lovely.
I know a Gwenfair, Gweneira and Gwenlli as well, which are more unusual, but beautiful.

RJnomore1 · 09/04/2018 21:58

Gwenelope?

Rhymes with Penelope?

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UnconsideredTrifles · 09/04/2018 21:56

Thank you all! I love Gwenllian, DH is proving very stubborn about it all and objecting to everything except Eleanor.

I really want to like Gwendoline (in all its various spellings!), but I can't get past Gwendoline from Malory Towers, otherwise it would be the perfect name since it's a family one too. Anyone know of any other famous/literary Gwendolens to change my mind on this?

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DanceDisaster · 09/04/2018 21:50

Gwendolyn and Guinevere are the obvious ones. I don’t know if any others. Maybe Genevieve sat a stretch. Oh yeah and Gwyneth, as in Paltrow.

Sophronia · 09/04/2018 21:47

Gwendoline
Gwendolen
Gwenyth
Gwenfrewi
Gwenda
Gwenevere
Gwenaelle

BackforGood · 09/04/2018 20:49

Gwendolin - although from just a few replies, you will get a lot of varients on the spelling Smile

Lineeye · 09/04/2018 20:21

Gwennan
Gwendolyn

BananaramaLlama · 09/04/2018 20:19

Gwenda

sakura06 · 09/04/2018 20:17

Gwenllian and Gwenno are lovely. There's Gwenhwyfar too. I also like Gwendoline.

I love Gwen! I also loved Llewelyn, but my husband's family couldn't pronounce it. We couldn't have Gwen due to our surname beginning with G.

leghairdontcare · 09/04/2018 20:12

Gwenno

roominthesky · 09/04/2018 20:08

Gwenllian

Scottishgirl85 · 09/04/2018 20:06

I love Gwyneth

FunnyBird · 09/04/2018 20:05

Guinevere
Guenhumara

Daisy17 · 09/04/2018 20:04

Gwen is short for Gwendolen is it not? Would that work?

SilverHairedCat · 09/04/2018 20:04

Gwendoline
Gwyneth