Comments for BRANWEN:

Branwen could also be pronounced with a long a, like "BRAWN-wen".

-- gaelruadh19  3/23/2005

It isn't said BRAWN-wen, as a fair few Welsh names are pronounced just as they look. So, it's simply BRAN-wen. :)

-- Anonymous User  5/11/2005

According to T.A. Barron who wrote the "Lost Years of Merlin", Branwen is the name of Merlin's mother.

-- hafasatu  10/19/2005

According to Welsh mythology, Branwen (daughter of Llyr) is one of the three greatest queens in the land and the most beautiful girl in the entire world.

-- puresimplicity  1/2/2006

I don't much like the pronunciation of this name (but, then again, I'm American and this is a Welsh name -- it's the "a" that sounds a bit harsh to me). I *love* the name Bronwyn (pronounced BRAHN-wen) by comparison. The softer "ah" is more delicate & feminine.

-- Anonymous User  2/18/2006

Actually, the name 'Bronwyn' would technically be masculine, as the 'wyn' ending comes from the masculine 'gwyn'...'gwen' is the feminine form. But, I suppose either name could be used for boys too. Suppose they'd be teased, but it could be done.

-- moth1701  3/28/2006

"Bronwyn" for a boy? You'd have to be one cruel person to call your son "white breast".

-- H Gravy  7/8/2006

I think this is a great name. My mom wanted to name me or one of my sisters this, she chose Caitlin, Hannah, and Emma (me). I prefer Branwen to Bronwen.

-- harry_sent_me  9/8/2007

In the Fantasy book A Swiftly Tilting Planet (third in the Wrinkle in Time series) by Madeleine L'Engle, Meg's mother in-law's first name is Branwen. Her middle is Zillah, and she goes by Beezie (BZ).

-- harry_sent_me  9/8/2007

I think this name is extremely beautiful, in pronunciation and meaning.

-- emmyeternity  3/3/2008

In Madeline L'Engel's "A Wind in the Door" the main character's Mother in Law is named Branwen, after the Irish Princess.

-- Anonymous User  4/30/2008

I may be wrong, but isn't the name Branowen (a variant name) a name in J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?

-- mytimenow  10/3/2008

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