[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I’m due with my first baby this spring and we have settled on the name [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].
We are stuck deciding which spelling to use
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
Elowyn [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
We plan on calling her [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].
Thoughts/opinions?
When I look at it, I think Elo-wEn vs Elo-wIn, so I’d go based on how you want it pronounced.
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] hands down. Why Elowyn? It is male name in Welsh.
I think stick with the -en spelling, unless there is a y somewhere in your last name.
Thanks for your input!
It would be said as “ello-win.”
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f].
I’m not one for creative spellings, but I do see the appeal of Elowyn. I do think she’ll have an easier time with the traditional spelling of [name_f]Elowen[/name_f].
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is lovely 
I would say Elowyn [name_f]Kate[/name_f]!
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]!
Elowyn is going to be prn ‘ello-win’ like you prefer, so I’d go with that one.
Ppl are pointing out that in Welsh the ‘y’ means it’s a male name, but nobody would look at Elowyn and think it was a boy’s name (at least, not in the US).
I think spelling should make prn easier when it can, and the ‘y’ is not a ‘kree8tif’ sp as it’s called here on NB. 
I think Elowyn looks more like ello-win, while [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] may get pronounced el-ow-en. Elowyn [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is gorgeous!
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f], definitely!
I adore this name, and I was once a little confused about the pronunciation, and like you I thought it was ello-win. From the research I have gathered, it’s actually [name_f]El[/name_f]-oh-wen (like the name [name_u]Owen[/name_u] with an el sound in front). The actual spelling for a girl is [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], and in Cornish the wyn ending is for boys. However, it is 2016 and I and most other people no longer care as much about names having a certain gender. (Think of the massive rise in unisex names).
Personally, I have always considered it important to use the original spelling and pronunciation as this makes the most sense to me. You wouldn’t hear of a [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] pronounced [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-her-in-ee, or a [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] pronounced Jah-coob, so in that sense I think it would be better to go with the original pronunciation.
For you guys I think it would be best to stick with [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], pronounced [name_f]El[/name_f]-oh-wen.
[name_m]Hi[/name_m], thanks for your input! Pronunciation is something that varies, I think. We actually have friends whose son is [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], pronounced “yawk-ov” because they speak Hebrew. We are American and do not speak Welsh or Cornish so I think “ello-win” will be accepted just fine with either spelling. Consider [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] and how parents choose between two pronunciations, and to make it more obvious, many parents add a “y.”
[name_m]Just[/name_m] my thoughts about the pronunciation. We are still undecided on spelling but seem to be leaning more towards Elowyn, especially if pronunciation will be an issue.
When said quickly, like they would be in a normal conversation, both pronunciations sound very similar, [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. It’s only when people deliberately slow them down that they have much of a difference in sound (at least with an American accent! haha) I don’t think you could go wrong with either spelling, though I lean more toward Elowyn because I like the way it looks visually (weird, I know) and it would help cue people in to your preferred pronunciation in the event that it becomes an issue (which I doubt). And unless you live in [name_m]Wales[/name_m], I don’t think the fact the -yn ending is traditionally male will matter to anyone. =]
So… what is it then? ^^
When you invent/create a spelling, it’s a creative spelling.
I think people should respect the name and the culture it comes from. It’s not because some Americans would not know about Elowyn being a boy name, that we should feel free to change it. I’m sure it will either look like a boy name or a creative spelling. Plus, you never know where your kids will settle down.
I vote for [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], much more beautiful, classy and authentic.
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], definitely