Sister for Gwen/Gwendolen

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What do you think of the below? I don't think any work. I don't want anything too frilly and I much prefer long names which can be shortened. I also have a thing for English/British names where possible although I know some of the below don't fit. Any other names I might not have thought of would be great!

Mabel
Meredith (Merry)
Aphra (Fifi)
Ada
Edith (Edie)
Penelope (Penny)
Luna
Etta
Freya
Erin

Dorothy
Theodora
Margaret
Agatha
Agnes
Cecily

Iris?
Maeve?

I like Ada

Gwen and Ada - sounds good

I think Luna, Etta and Freya are too common and don’t go with Gwen

Ohh @Lcachu I love Maeve, adding that to the list!

From your list I like Penelope and Meredith.

What about:
Joanna
Miriam
Imogen

I was going to say Meredith and it's already on your list!! The only Gwendoline I know has a sister called Isabelle.

i really like Meredith but i'm not sure about having it with Gwendoline.

Mabel, Ada and Maeve are all good.

Prudence (Pru)
Marissa
Tilda

My mil was Gwendoline. Her dsis was Lynn!! Never worked out why that was done!!

Mabel - yes
Meredith (Merry) - lovely
Aphra (Fifi) - no to both
Ada - no
Edith (Edie) - yes
Penelope (Penny) - lovely
Luna - loony - no
Etta - Etta sandwich - no
Freya - lovely
Erin - a bit meh

Also...
Katherine
Katrina
Louisa
Agatha
Tabitha
Serena

I love Meredith with Gwendolen. Perfect.

Rowena

I like Gwendolen it's very Edwardian. I would put it with Imogen, Beatrice, Phoebe or Violet.

Of your list Meredith goes best, but I really dislike it - very dowdy unless you're actually Welsh. Prefer Meriel.

I can’t think of anything that hasn’t already been mentioned but I must agree I adore the name Meredith with Gwendolen it’s very pretty!

Gwendolen is a fabulous name!

Meredith is nice but if you're in Wales it's an anglicised version of a Welsh boy's name, used for girls.

With Gwendolen I would go for another long name, especially one with a short nickname option like Gwen:
Josephine
Alexandra/ia/drina
Evangeline
Elizabeth
Katharine
Emmeline
Valentina

Some shorter options which go with Gwen:
Tess
Erin
Beth (or Bethan)
Meg (or Megan)
Ruth
Kate
Emma

Meredith is nice but if you're in Wales it's an anglicised version of a Welsh boy's name, used for girls.

Ah interesting - what’s the original name.

Josephine goes well and is nicely Edwardian.

@TatianaBis

Meredith is nice but if you're in Wales it's an anglicised version of a Welsh boy's name, used for girls.

Ah interesting - what’s the original name.

It's Maredudd. Pronounced differently to Meredith, with the emphasis on the second syllable - ma-RED-ith.

Ma red ith I like.

Thanks everyone for some great suggestions, Meredith was my favourite but I didn't think it went that well with Gwen so it's nice to hear it does.

@CaffiSaliMali I'm a bit worried about the Welsh connection, we're not in Wales and it's actually the only British country the dc wouldn't have a connection to!

For someone who much prefers long names that can be shortened, that’s a pretty odd list of names that are mostly short! I mean, I love Etta and Freya and Erin and a lot of that list but they’re the opposite of what you say you like.

I love Gwen/Gwendolyn. I also love

Josephine (Jo/Josie)
Beatrix/Beatrice (Bea)
Clementine/Clemency (Clemmie - Clem too close to Gwen?)
Constance (Connie)
Felicity (Fifi, if you like that shortening)
Rosalind (Rosa/Rosie)
Miriam (Mimi)
Evelyn (Eve/Evie)
Elowen/Eleanor (Elle/Ellie)

Meredith and Gwendolin sound great together. Also like Josephine as suggested above.

If you're not in Wales I think Meredith is fine OP. I couldn't use it as my family are Welsh speakers and I'd never hear the end of it.

Everywhere else people will just think 'Welsh girl's name'.

Have a look at Cornish names too - Lowenna, Elowen, Morwenna (which is also Welsh) etc. are all lovely.

I see someone has suggested Rosalind, which is lovely. See also Rosamund and Rosanna.

Florence is nice too and has a Victorian feel, which the anglicised Gwendoline also has but it goes well with the Gwendolen spelling and pronunciation too. Beatrice would work too, and Imogen.