I really dislike Gwen--I don't know if I have any good reasons, but the name really,
really puts me off. I wish it didn't, because then I'd be all over Guinnevere; the only reason I'm not is the fear that she'd become a
Gwen despite my best efforts to call her
Winnie. ;)
I'd go with
Gwendolen, personally (though I'm more partial to
Gwendolyn myself), because there are so many other nn options there, too. Provided you love
Gwendolen itself enough to use, that is. If you don't,
Gwen does hold up well on its own--it simply doesn't appeal to me. ^^;;;
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