Does Gwen need a longer full name?

[pumpkinmamma]

Seriously considering Gwen for DD due in spring. Really not keen on Gwendolyn, Gwenna etc.

Any others that I might not have heard? Does she need a longer full name?

Why do you think its somehow compulsory to have a longer version of a name??!!

I'm confused.

I like Gwen just as it is. Also like Gweneth.

Nope, Gwen is fine. I do love Gwennan and Gwenllian though. Also Guinevere.

I think Gwen is lovely and cool just as it is. It's a great name.

I know a few just Gwent. I prefer it to the longer versions

While I personally have a real soft spot for Gwyneira (or the alt Gweneira spelling) and Guinevere, I second people saying Gwen doesn't need a longer version. It is one of those names that may have been more commonly used as a nn but now seem very much names in their own right - like Tess, Jack or Max (like Gwen they don't have that typically cutesy nn sound to me).

The "gw" sound is so ugly - it needs more syllables to soften it up.

Gwen is fine as it is. Cool name!

I have a Gwendolen and love that Gwen is amazing by itself. DD gets called a mixture of both

I know a Gwen, it's not short for anything. Nice name OP.

Ooh I like Gwen. Just as it is is fine.

SenecaTrewe it's a Welsh name and has the perfect number of syllables in that language so park your ignorance elsewhere.

Gwen means 'white' and 'holy'. The boys equivalent name is Gwyn.

Fine on its own. Nice name.

Gwendolyn, Gwenna - these aren't welsh. Gwendolen is but is pronounced Gwen-DOLL-enn. Gwenna is too similar to telling someone to smile so would be a PITA to live with.

Gwenllian - only if you live in the welsh-speaking part of Wales
Gwenan - fine, the -an is like the an in Nan.
Gwenno - nice, but the o is like the o in got, not like the one in go.
Gwenchi - I really don't think so!
Gweneth - horrible. Gwyneth is fine
Gwenda - a bit of a granny name

Other ones could be Gwennol (Swallow), Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), Gwenfair (Gwen+Mary), Gweneira (Gwen+snow), Gwenwynig

Gwendoline is nice, Gwen on it's own is fine but people will try to lengthen it

Thanks everyone!

I think I was just having wobble because I read on here so often about having a “proper” name on the birth certificate, like Katherine known as Katie etc.

Gwen firmly on the shortlist!

I forgot Gwenaëlle, but it sounds better in a french accent, Gwenna-elle not Gwenna-yell

I know a Gwenevieve who didnt like Gwen and changed to Evie/Eve.
I think its nice to give the child a longer name so they have a little bit of choice in what they go by.

Just call her Gwen, what a lovely and underused name!

@westing

I know a Gwenevieve who didnt like Gwen and changed to Evie/Eve. I think its nice to give the child a longer name so they have a little bit of choice in what they go by.

Not when it's made up.

I love Gwendolyn

She needs to be Gwendoline Mary Lacey.

Gwen can stand alone, I think.

Gwendoline is lovely, though.