WDYT of Gwenevieve?

[name_f]Gwenevieve[/name_f]…

I just came across this spelling variant, hadn’t ever noticed it but it’s in all the name books under [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

It would solve the potential problems of her being mistaken for being [name_m]French[/name_m], and would prevent the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronunciation… and it would also prevent anyone calling her “[name_f]Gen[/name_f]”, it would be “[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]”. WDYT??? Honest opinions def okay :slight_smile:

sorry but it looks made up.
I understand the appeal and I do think it’s pretty, but [name_m]IRL[/name_m] I’d probably laugh if I met one.
It looks so much like a smoosh–just like Gweniffer or [name_f]Jennika[/name_f]

I would personally just assume that the parents couldn’t decide between [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], so they mushed them together.

Also, I am pretty sure I would also mistake it for [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] at first glance. I really do think [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] could easily go by [name_f]Evie[/name_f] or something along the lines of that rather than [name_f]Gen[/name_f]/[name_f]Jen[/name_f].

I would stick with Gweneira or [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].
[name_f]Gwenevieve[/name_f] would probably spend a significant portion of her life explaining to people her name isn’t [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] as it is only 1 letter off.

Eh, I’m not a fan. To me, it looks like a spelling mistake and sounds like someone had a speech impediment (like how small children often say “w” for “r”?) or mispronounced [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] or something.

I think it would perfectly fine to name her [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]. Nicknames don’t have to be exact.

I’m not really a fan of this, although I like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]. I like NN [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], but there are better ways to get there, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

Honestly, when I read the title of the thread quickly, I thought it was [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. I’m afraid, especially coming from a little one introducing herself, that [name_f]Gwenevieve[/name_f] would sound like a mispronunciation. I do like that it makes the go-to nickname [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Gen[/name_f]/[name_f]Jen[/name_f], though I’m fond of [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or [name_f]Evie[/name_f] for [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

Thank you guys for your honest opinions! I def appreciate it!

Yikes. I’d put it in a category with [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f].

That sounds super harsh, but I’m not a fan!

It looks too made up to me, and I also mistook it for [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]. Why not name her [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]?

It sounds like someone saying [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] with a broken nose. I would stick to [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] or [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

I really like [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], and I understand preferring it to [name_f]Gen[/name_f] (I don’t hate [name_f]Gen[/name_f] but I get where there are a LOT of [name_m]Jens[/name_m] floating around) but I would go with [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] before this one.

[name_f]Gwenevieve[/name_f] looks made up to me as well.

It instantly reminds me of little girl BFFS named [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] who combine their powers to make one magical make-believe entity. It’d be cute in that reality, but I think it’s a little too much and agree with giinkies that it just begs too many questions throughout her life.

Sounds worse than [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f]…

I don’t like it. I misread it as [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] for the first 3-4 posts and couldn’t figure out what anyone was talking about, honestly.

I’d stick with [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], not both squished together.

Eh. Unless you live among french speakers I don’t think pronunciation will be a problem at all. I assume most English speakers wouldn’t say zhahn-vee-EV at all.

Anyway, I agree with others. I’d stick with [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f].

I think it’s a good name, I prefer [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] over [name_f]Gen[/name_f]. However, the spelling confused me at first. If there was a different spelling, I think it would be usable.

I never liked [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (as a native [name_m]French[/name_m] speaker, I think that the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronunciation of Geneviève is the worst, but the English pronunciation isn’t as bad). Still, [name_f]Gwenevieve[/name_f] seems even worse to me and is giving me Middle Ages vibes, sorry!

Not a fan of this name, sorry. To me it sounds like a child’s mispronunciation of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. If [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] isn’t an option for you, then [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] would make better choices in my opinion.