Gwyneth, Gwen for short, for a girl?

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Gwyneth, Gwen for short, for a girl?
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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 12:54pm

Gwyneth, Gwen for short, for a girl?



  • Yes - It's Awesome!
  • Yes - It's Okay.
  • No - You can do better.
  • No - I hate it!


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Registered: 01-10-2006
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 1:06pm

I voted no. I like the name, but for me it is inextricably tied to the actress. I personally wouldn't use it because it would be annoying to me to have constant references back to Gwyneth Paltrow, but that may not bother you.

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Registered: 10-20-2003
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 1:07pm

I personally prefer Guinevere...such a beautiful name. That would have been my first son's name if he was a girl. Gwyneth makes me think Paltrow. But I guess most people would not like the strong medieval association with Guinevere. Genevieve is nice too, but I guess Ginny would be a more likely nn for that.
I do think if you choose Gwyneth, that Gwyn would be fine for a nn, but there is nothing wrong with altering the spelling either. I probably would have used Gwen myself, instead of Guin for Guinevere.

-Sarah #4 EDD 12-19-06

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Registered: 04-03-2006
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 2:02pm

Now, If I were to name her Apple, then that would be taking it too far, LOL....

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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 2:02pm

Gwyneth is one of the top two names on my sister's girl list (the other is Helena nn Laney). At first I wasn't sure about it, but the more I thought of it the more it grew on me. Now I really like it, so I voted awesome.

As for the Gwyneth Paltrow thing, someone will always have an association with your child's name. If it's not a celebrity, it will be an old classmate or a political figure. So I wouldn't worry about it. Your child will make the name her own in no time.

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Registered: 04-03-2006
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 2:05pm
I do like the medieval association - that's totally cool with
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Thu, 06-15-2006 - 2:15pm

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Registered: 02-26-2006
Thu, 06-15-2006 - 5:30pm
I think Gwyneth (and also Gwendolyn) is adorable. I LOVE Gwen. My friend at work has a little Gwendolyn with nn Gwen. When she named her I thought is was great that she didn't use a top ten, overused name for her daughter. I love it!
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Registered: 12-08-2004
Fri, 06-16-2006 - 12:19am
I really, really like Gwyneth, but I don't like Gwen. Will you call her Gwen exclusively, or will she go mostly by Gwyneth?
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Fri, 06-16-2006 - 10:32am
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Fri, 06-16-2006 - 10:35am
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