Bronwen Scout for a girl?

[TinaTraybake]

I really like Winnie for a girl, could Bronwen be shortened to Winnie? We've decided on Scout for a middle name if it's a girl. Do you like Bronwen Scout?

Winnie in Wonder Years was Gwendolyn... was wonder years popular in the UK? Might be too old now, mind...

LOVE Bronwen. Winnie is fine from it (even though it is Bronwen not Bronwin in pn).

Scout doesn’t go with it at all I don’t think but it doesn’t need to necessarily. I don’t like the name at all though!

Bronwen Scout-I also glanced and saw Brownie Scout

While I love Bronwen Scout, if it's Winnie that you're after then I think Winter is a much better choice. I really like Winter. I also like Xanthe from your list, and don't mind Marlowe and June
Juno
Juniper
Anwen
Arwen
Cleo

I have never heard the name Marlowe for a girl but it's my new favourite. Marley as a nickname is so cute and unique

@poppeeee
Yes, I do think it's lovely aswell which is why I'm struggling to choose a name as this is our last child and there's so many lovely names to choose from 🙈

Sounds a bit too try hard.

Obviously, your baby, your choice. But have to ever been to Marlow?
Pretty but touristy and very expensive river/rowing hearties/posh outer commuterdom village.

Marlowe with an 'e' at the end is usually associated with the famous Tudor playwright Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe. He was a truly imaginative writer (who influenced Shkespeare) and possibly a spy or possibly a would-be priest and was murdered in a very, very mysterious tavern brawl (or perhaps assasinated). This is not relevant now, but it definitely was (and illegal) at the time he lived: he was probably gay. www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/31/christopher-marlowe-spy-baines-note-gay-christ-british-library-online

He was a fab writer and seems to have been a really interesting unconventional character, but even so his surname seems an odd choice for a girl's first name.

Marlow is my first thought, pretty town on the Thames, and much nicer than Harlow.
Marlowe - a bit like calling your DD Shakespeare IMO.

Marley - can't get past Marley and Me.

There is als Charles Dickens' 'Marley's Ghost':

www.sparknotes.com/lit/christmascarol/section1/

Very well known.

I like both names, but not together.

Oh Winnie is adorable. Love it, also think About quite like Scout as a middle name. Bronwen isn't one of my faves, I think it would sound better teamed with a more feminine name x

Scout is my dogs name so I instantly don’t like it for a child’s name sorry.

I think I like Bronwen. I knew one spelled Bronwyn and think I prefer that spelling though.

But go with whatever you are drawn to OP. Winnie is sweet.

I feel so bad saying this, but its not my taste! I like the name Willow Scout or Sage, But its up to you and your family :)

Not my type ! Wendy , Gwenaelle can be shortened to Winnie too!

I like the sound of Winter Scout. I would spell it Wynter just to avoid looking like a noun.

Marlowe, June and Xanthe -
I wouldn't use June Scout because both names are short and because again it looks and sounds like a noun.
Marlowe Scout and Xanthe Scout are lovely.

Suggestions:
Winona or Wynona
Gwyneth
Rowen
Guinevere
Lowenna

Not keen on any of the names tbh. Winnie is a bit horsey and I just don't like Bronwen. I don't not like Scout but I wouldn't use it personally.

Can I ask though - why does Winnie not come from Bronwen, when we're all quite happy that Jack comes from John and Harry for Henry?!

I believe Harry comes from Henry because Harri is Welsh for Henry and it was anglicised to Harry in England and used as a nickname for people called Henry.

I don't have any idea how John became Jack!

@MsEllany

Not keen on any of the names tbh. Winnie is a bit horsey and I just don't like Bronwen. I don't not like Scout but I wouldn't use it personally.

Can I ask though - why does Winnie not come from Bronwen, when we're all quite happy that Jack comes from John and Harry for Henry?!

I was going to make that point but never got round to posting the comment. Also Molly and Polly are both apparently short for Mary or Margaret!

Jack is from Jacques, French for James, but at some point was used as a nn for John.

You can use any nn you like, but if you want to call her Winnie, then why not call her Winnie? Or a name that starts with Win. Winelma sounds nice, Winifrid is quite edgy.

Winnie Scout Traybake is a lot simpler than Bronwen Scout Traybake known as Winnie.

@florascotia2
Thank you for the information! Very interesting