[Opinions] Branwen, Bronwen, Anwen, or Bronwyn?
Trying to narrow down my girls name list (due in august, but we're waiting to be surprised). Which of these similar names do you like best?
Bronwen - I think I like Bronwen best, but my daughter already has a similar sounding short-o syllable in her name.
Bronwyn - the wyn is a male ending in welsh, but then it shows up as only female in the list?
Branwen & Anwen - I really like both.
Thanks!
Bronwen - I think I like Bronwen best, but my daughter already has a similar sounding short-o syllable in her name.
Bronwyn - the wyn is a male ending in welsh, but then it shows up as only female in the list?
Branwen & Anwen - I really like both.
Thanks!
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Bronwen.
Bronwen. For me, the alliteration would have to be really annoying for that to make me use any of the other names instead. They're good, but not as nice as Bronwen.
Bronwyn is okay. I get a romance-novelly vibe from it.
Branwen is nice, however it sounds a little harsher to me.
Anwen is okay ... I just don't like how the N's jump out of it and there are no other consonants.
Bronwyn is okay. I get a romance-novelly vibe from it.
Branwen is nice, however it sounds a little harsher to me.
Anwen is okay ... I just don't like how the N's jump out of it and there are no other consonants.
I really like Branwen!
I am no help at all as I love all four names! That said my favourite is Bronwen.
Anwen. :)
I think a Branwen would be forever explaining that yes, it is a name and no, it isn't Bronwen. Pity.
I imagine that Bronwyn is down as f because it wouldn't be used in Wales - pretty incongruous for a rugby-playing sheep farmer - and the actual meaning of the -y- is that some people find it ultra-feminine. Like turning Jane into Jayne.
I knew an Anwen once who went by Anne; don't know why. But it's good to have a good nickname handy! Anwen would be my choice.
I imagine that Bronwyn is down as f because it wouldn't be used in Wales - pretty incongruous for a rugby-playing sheep farmer - and the actual meaning of the -y- is that some people find it ultra-feminine. Like turning Jane into Jayne.
I knew an Anwen once who went by Anne; don't know why. But it's good to have a good nickname handy! Anwen would be my choice.
I prefer Anwen. B names have never been my favorite.
Well, I prefer Bronwen or Bronwyn by far to Branwen and Anwen. In fact, I love Bronwen and Bronwyn and really dislike Branwen and Anwen. Especially Anwen. Yuk. But I have a dilemma with the spelling Bronwen vs. Bronwyn. I really prefer how Bronwyn looks. Yet I know that Bronwen is more authentic. And I'm not the type to shrug that off. Yet Bronwyn looks better to me. What to do? I'd actually consider naming a daughter Bronwen or Bronwyn, and I'm not sure what I would decide if I were expecting a girl. Right now I'm leaning towards authenticity and Bronwen, but I think that whatever I would eventually decide I'd forever wonder if I should have used the other spelling.
Oh, I don't think the fact that your daughter has a similar sounding short-o syllable matters a whit.
Oh, I don't think the fact that your daughter has a similar sounding short-o syllable matters a whit.
-yn is a common ending in the US. Just look at all of the names that end in -lynn. Most people don't know Welsh and their spelling rules. The differences between Bronwen/ Bronwyn/ Branwen aren't that noticeable to me. Bronwen is more familiar, but I like how Anwen is more of a stand out name without being too unusual. This is tough.