Wdyt of this name? What kind of image does it have? I’d love your feedback. Thanks!
I would never saddle a child with this. It seems pretentious and stuffy… he’d definitely be teased.
I’m sorry, but I don’t really care for it. I can b open minded wit the surname names, but this one just doesn’t do anything for me. As the pl mentioned, it does have a sort of pretentious, stuffy quality about it. Maybe as a middle?
As in [name]Patrick[/name] [name]Bramwell[/name] [name]Bronte[/name]? As a literary name, I think it’s a winner.
I feel like the addition of the suffix ‘well’ to [name]Bram[/name] is unnecessary. [name]Bram[/name] is handsome, [name]Bramwell[/name] is trying too hard (generally speaking). That’s just my first impression but it could grow on me 
I also thought of Branwell (not Bramwell) Bronte. I like Bramwell aesthetically (probably because of the British literary feel of it). I don’t think it’s any stuffier than the apparently popular Atticus, Agustin, and Phineas, for goodness sake!
Actually, I think the -well ending adds sophistication and positive connotations (“well” is inherently good, right?) to the rather short–even kind of country-sounding–Bram. I also think Bram is too associated with Bram Stoker (Dracula author) whereas the Branwell Bronte reference is more obscure.
Re: Branwell Bronte, though, his life was a tragic one. He was an alcoholic and laudanum addict and died young from tuberculosis.
Bramwell is ultimately not Branwell, though. I like it!
I’m pretty neutral on this one. It isn’t my style - I do like the nickname [name]Bram[/name] though. I think this name would be best suited in the middle spot unless you’re just determined to use it as a first name. I’d rather meet a [name]Bramwell[/name] than [name]Jayden[/name] #453 any day.
I don’t mind [name]Bramwell[/name]. Yes, it may sound posh and a bit pretentious but if you’re going to call your son [name]Bram[/name] anyway, this would be a good choice along with [name]Abraham[/name]/[name]Abram[/name]. Regards, [name]Mischa[/name].
I adore [name]Bram[/name] on its own, and it’s one of my favorite names. This sounds like an older aristocratic name - I get the image of someone whi is snobby, rude, sheltered, but very wealthy.
I’m actually ok with this name but I do prefer [name]Bram[/name]–it avoids the connotations that others have mentioned of a pretentious and snobby little boy.
I just wanted to add that when a name feels “snobby or pretentious” I don’t associate those things with the child but rather the parents…When I hear a name on a child I assume more about the parents or perhaps, more correctly, their naming style
I prefer [name]Bram[/name] as well, but I agree that [name]Bramwell[/name] is better than some of the names out there. I like the [name]Bronte[/name] connection as well.
I agree with the pp re very close to [name]Branwell[/name] [name]Bronte[/name]–terrible connotation. [name]Just[/name] out of curiousity, what’s the appeal of the name? Is it a particular meaning for the name? or a name that means something for you? That is usually my first priority over others’ opinions. If the child’s name is grounded in some profound meaning, I think it gives the child (and parents) a pride in the name which can preempt any teasing or self-consciousness about it.
I also thought of [name]Branwell[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] (and his tragic life). [name]Both[/name] names ([name]Branwell[/name] and [name]Bramwell[/name]) strike me as stuffy (really any -Well name, like Stillwell does), but I do very much like [name]Bram[/name]. The -Well part seems superfluous to me.
[name]Just[/name] like many others, the -well ending feels superfluous. [name]Bram[/name] is more familiar and seems complete (But I guess I always assume it is short for [name]Abraham[/name].)
I also agree with the PP that said it feels no more pretentious than [name]Atticus[/name] etc. (or for that matter [name]Dashiell[/name] or [name]Clayton[/name] – those sound super pretentious to me.)