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HelpIs Gwenda too much of a mouthful?
What do you think?
Would people invariably call her Gwen?
Would people invariably call her Gwen?
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It sounds like Glenda in baby talk. I lovelovelove Gwen, and I like Gwendolen, so I feel I should like Gwenda, but I really don't. I wouldn't call Gwenda too much of a mouthful, but I do find it awkward. It's heavier than Gwen and less musical than Gwendolen.
People will call her whatever you (and later she) tell them to call her, but Gwen-anything would be a risky choice if you dislike Gwen. I know if I were a Gwenda, I'd drop that -da as soon as I was out of my mother's hearing.
People will call her whatever you (and later she) tell them to call her, but Gwen-anything would be a risky choice if you dislike Gwen. I know if I were a Gwenda, I'd drop that -da as soon as I was out of my mother's hearing.
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I don't think it's too much of a mouthful, but it is kind of awkward. It sounds strange.
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People might call her Gwen, yes, but that's because in the U.S., people seem to assume that they can shorten people's names all the time. A few corrections to people you know should sort that out.
As to the original question, no, I don't feel that Gwenda is too much of a mouthful. It doesn't have any conflicting sounds, and it's only TWO syllables, for Frith's sake!
As to the original question, no, I don't feel that Gwenda is too much of a mouthful. It doesn't have any conflicting sounds, and it's only TWO syllables, for Frith's sake!
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Not so much that she'd be called Gwen as it sounds like she has a speech impediment and is really trying to say her name is Glenda. There was a girl in kindergarten who was really named Lana, but her speech made it sound like her name was Juana and even though the teacher called her Lana, most of us kids called her Juana.
There was also a girl in kindergarten named Lori who always called herself Yori.
There was also a girl in kindergarten named Lori who always called herself Yori.
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I think Gwendolyn, Guinevere, or Gwenyth are more mouthfuls than Gwenda is. I also think that people worry too much about nicknames, if you don't call her Gwen, when she's little other's won't either. When she gets older, if she doesn't call herself Gwen, others won't either. And even if they do, there's no harm in setting them straight by either yourself or Gwenda. :)
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I think it somehow sounds like a mispronunciation of something. Like Tweety trying to say something else..
I think people would sometimes shorten it to Gwen.
I think people would sometimes shorten it to Gwen.
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It's not too much of a mouthful, but it sounds like an odd combination of Gwen and Glenda. I first thought it was a typo. I think people would often mistake it for Glenda or they'd think that you just weren't pronouncing Glenda properly. It's also very close to Brenda.
Yes, I think people would shorten it to Gwen, but they'd easily be corrected. She might decide to go by Gwen when she's older, it seems more hip than Gwenda and I'm pretty sure a teenager would shorten it to Gwen.
Gwen is cute. Gwenda is interesting but I don't really like it. I think it's better than Glenda, but Glenda just seems more natural and well known.
Yes, I think people would shorten it to Gwen, but they'd easily be corrected. She might decide to go by Gwen when she's older, it seems more hip than Gwenda and I'm pretty sure a teenager would shorten it to Gwen.
Gwen is cute. Gwenda is interesting but I don't really like it. I think it's better than Glenda, but Glenda just seems more natural and well known.
This message was edited 3/23/2013, 8:38 PM
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