We have a predicament..hubby and I agree on the name Gwen (mn will be Mary) but I feel like it's a nickname and she should have a full name like Gweneth or Gwendolyn but DH doesn't like those names. Help?
I would say yes it's a nickname for a name like you mentioned. But there are also folks in the "name them what you will call them" camp. If you like Gwen and don't like any of the longer versions, name her Gwen.
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I personally like using a longer name that you can use the short version as a nickname, BUT I think Gwen could stand alone as a name without having to be a nickname for a longer form if you or YH are not sold on any of the longer options.
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My DH is in the same boat - name them what you want to call them. He has a short name and likes it; says they'll have to write out that full long name the rest of their lives, and you never know what other nicknames you'll get, etc. So, we'll probably be in that same camp
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Re: Is Gwen a nickname?
Baby girl #1 7/11/13
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MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
IVF baby girl born 7/2018
TTC 2013. FET 11/17 - BFP after attempt #6!
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Me: 29 / Hubster: 31
Married July 2010
DC #1 Oct 2013
DC #2 EDD June 2016