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[laminy.livejournal.com]

I met a girl today, nineteen or twenty, named Bronwen, or Bronwyn (I only heard it). It reminds me of Lord of the Rings, but I've never heard it before. WDYT? And which spelling do you prefer?

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[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

I know a Bronwyn, and she really carries the name well. I like Branwen, with an a.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I prefer Bronwen; it's the more traditional spelling (in Welsh female names end in -wen, masculine names in -wyn), and I'm not a fan of y in a name anyway.
Either way I really like the name; pretty but strong too. It's fairly uncommon even in the UK but not completely made up or weird, so that's a good balance.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I know a Bronwen who is about 3 now. I think it's pretty.

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

I hate anything -wen/wyn. It all sounds like elves to me.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I knew a girl with this name, but I forget which way she spelled it. I like both spellings, although I think I might like the E just the tiniest bit more.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

I agree- I went to school with a bronwen and her family was of welsh background- I think her Dad might have actually emigrated from Wales.

[chocklit-frog.livejournal.com]

I know a Bronwyn, and she's Norwegian. :)

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

I know a couple of Bronwyn's... they both go by 'Bron'

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I think it's pretty. It always sounds a little elfish to me =).

[lipsty.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of Welsh, Cornish, and Gaelic names have been tarred with the LOTR brush, which is a shame.

[ivegotbaggage.livejournal.com]

Bronwyn is how my friend's girlfriend spells it.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i like both spellings, bu slighly prefer Bronwyn

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I like Bronwen.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Icon love!! <3

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

I can't decide which spelling I like better, but I love the name. I'm not entirely sure that I'm crazy about the meaning (it's derived from Welsh cognates meaning something like "fair breast" or "white-breasted"...I kind of go back and forth between liking it and thinking it's ridiculous), but I think it's pretty.

I knew a Bronwyn who went by Winnie.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

hehe. Love me some JGro

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

ditto. prefer that spelling as well because it is more traditional. I love it for a MN.