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.
This message was edited 3/23/2013, 8:38 PM