settle a debate..

naflmj

Is Gwen pronounced like it looks our Gwyn?

sunflowermama42212

I thought Gwen and Gwyn were pronounced the same lol oops

mkbland

Mwhigham22 said:

I thought Gwen and Gwyn were pronounced the same lol oops

Me too.

naflmj

Mwhigham22 said:

I thought Gwen and Gwyn were pronounced the same lol oops

Right, so what is the pronunciation? Dh and I disagree.

ClaireHuxtable

mkbland said:

I thought Gwen and Gwyn were pronounced the same lol oops

Me too.

This. But, if I think about it a bit more,  I guess there's a slight difference  between the Gwen and Gwyn in Gwendolyn (short e) and Gwyneth (short i). 

sunflowermama42212

@grace0609 you just made this click for me lol ok that does make sense

JaysonandKristin

Grace0609 said:

Gwen = same sound as when Gwyn = same sound as win At least that is how I pronounce them.

This has been my experience with the names.

Tikvahc

Grace0609 said:

Gwen = same sound as when Gwyn = same sound as win At least that is how I pronounce them.

This is how I would pronounce it too

ClaireHuxtable

HisGirlFriday929 said:

Gwen = same sound as when Gwyn = same sound as win At least that is how I pronounce them.

Thank you for saying this better than me, haha

Haha! I was trying to think of an example' but couldn't. Brain fart.

Kate070

Grace0609 said:

Gwen = same sound as when Gwyn = same sound as win At least that is how I pronounce them.

This entirely

divinemsbee

Agreeing with PPs, it's the difference between pin and pen (short i and short e). Which for some people/accents is really different and for others it barely perceptible or imperceptible.

NerdyLucy

divinemsbee said:

Agreeing with PPs, it's the difference between pin and pen (short i and short e). Which for some people/accents is really different and for others it barely perceptible or imperceptible.

This. 

I would pronounce them differently---pen vs pin, when vs win, but most people where I'm from say pen as pin, when as win.  For them, Gwen and Gwyn would practically be the same. 

naflmj

Ok hmm. I think I prefer Gwen as on when but thought it rhymes with win. We live in New England so I guess it'd be safe to assume must would pronounce it like when?

JaysonandKristin

potterowl said:

there are regional differences in how people pronounce short e and short i. in California it is really common for most short /e/ to be pronounced like pin. so the names Wendy and Gwen are pronounced Windy and Gwin. In the midwest and northeast there is most likely a difference. It is the pen/pin debate in speech language pathology. 

the locations are general. of course people from those places could pronounce differently, but overall that is regionally how people say the e/i

WHAT?!?
Are you from, or do you currently live in California? I have never been in a region of CA that pronounces the short e like the i in pin.