I have really been loving the nickname [name]Britt[/name] lately, however I loathe the name [name]Brittany[/name], and I really don’t like [name]Britta[/name] much either. So I started to look for a possibly alternative. What do you think of [name]Britain[/name]?
Also how would it be as a middle name.
Thanks in advance for any opinions
on my list for a boy. Sounds masculine to me
I would rank [name]Britannia[/name] as one of my own secret guilty pleasures.
http://www.forvo.com/word/britannia/ The first sound clip, I like his voice.
But I’m not really into place names so in real life I wouldn’t use it.
I wonder if you could use Bretagne (as in [name]Brittany[/name] [name]France[/name].) Pronounced “breh [name]TAN[/name] yeh.” Nickname [name]Brett[/name], like the boy’s name? Or Tagne, like [name]Tanya[/name], if that’s your thing.
[name]Britain[/name] is not name-ish enough for me. I do know someone named [name]Austin[/name] who goes by [name]Tin[/name], and that might be a cute nn possibility with [name]Britain[/name].
[name]Britain[/name] is far too place-namey. I would cringe seeing it on a girl. It’s a shame you don’t like [name]Britta[/name].
I like it for a girl. I know a boy named [name]Britain[/name], so it’s not weird to me. I’ve always liked it for a girl, and [name]Britt[/name] is a cute nickname. He does it called Great [name]Britain[/name] often though, but it’s a tease that isn’t always bad. I think it works great as a first and middle name. Many names flow well with it ([name]Britain[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Britain[/name] for example), so your name options aren’t very limited.
It’s one of those place names that’s over the top for me. When you start moving into country territory it’s too much (like [name]Britain[/name], [name]Ireland[/name], [name]America[/name], even [name]India[/name] in my opinion).
[name]Bridget[/name] could work, if you like that. It’s a little dated, but it’s nickname could be [name]Britt[/name]. Or you could just use [name]Britt[/name] as the first name, as a feminization/variant of [name]Brett[/name].
Stop. Back away from the name of my country. Sorry, I think this is a ridiculous idea. I even cringe when I hear the actress [name]America[/name] Ferrera’s name 
I can just about cope with [name]London[/name] (even though I still think that’s pushing it) but as the above person says, using country names is too much.
[name]Brittany[/name], [name]Birgitta[/name], [name]Brigita[/name] or [name]Britta[/name] (Scandinavian) would be better options 
It’s not my style, but I don’t think it’s too out there. I know two, one male and one female, they’re both in their twenties.
Have you considered [name]Britton[/name]? That way you still get the same sound and can do the nickname [name]Britt[/name] but it looks less like Great [name]Britain[/name].
I don’t like the name [name]Britain[/name] at all, but I actually think [name]Britannia[/name] is really cool!
I think it would only work if you don’t actually live here though!
With [name]Britannia[/name] you could have the nicknames [name]Britt[/name] and [name]Annia[/name] (pronounced ‘an-ya’) which I think are both lovely!
I’d have to agree with everyone else - [name]Britain[/name]'s a little too out there. As a previous poster suggested something along the lines of [name]Brigitte[/name] would be a great full name from which to get [name]Britt[/name]. You’ve also got other options like [name]Bridie[/name] and [name]Birdie[/name]. Meanwhile for a boy there’s [name]Breton[/name], which refers to anything from [name]Brittany[/name] (Bretagne), but that might be a stretch.
There’s also:
[name]Brandt[/name]
[name]Bristol[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name]
[name]Briant[/name]
Britanija
[name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Beretta[/name] (god forbid)
Overall, none of the options seem too appealing ([name]Brighton[/name] and Britanija are okay though, and [name]Bardot[/name] made [name]Brigitte[/name] a beautiful name) so your best bet is to go with the simple [name]Britte[/name] or [name]Britt[/name], which are great names in their own right. It’s a pity you don’t like [name]Britta[/name] because it’s got a lovely frosty Scandinavian bite to it, and good associations in the form of Community and [name]Astrid[/name] Lindgren (save for the water filters) but to each his own I guess haha
Otherwise you could always use [name]Britain[/name] as a second or third name, and based on that bestow the nm [name]Britt[/name].
I have a distant relative named [name]Britton[/name]. He goes by [name]Britt[/name]. I’m afraid that I also am not a huge fan of place names on people…
I completely agree with you on this.
I agree with all of this, except I do love [name]India[/name] for a girl, lol!
shudder.
London, Ireland, Bristol, Cumbria, Kendall, York, Britain are all too close to home for me, literally.
I prefer [name]Britannia[/name].
I know a girl named [name]Britton[/name] and it never struck me as odd or over the top. I do think it feels masculine though.
I’m going to go against the grain here and say I think it can be cute! I have friends who have a friend named [name]Britain[/name] ([name]Asian[/name] girl in case you’re wondering) and while watching her play water polo, I felt that her name really fit her! I can see how people could find it odd by just trying to imagine it on someone without a real-life [name]Britain[/name] to refer to.
I don’t like it.
It’s too much imo, especially if you’re not British, or have no ties to [name]Britain[/name].
I don’t like country names on people much personally, I’d be very unimpressed if I met a [name]Britain[/name] who had no ties to [name]Britain[/name].
There’s also Brietta nn [name]Britt[/name].
Immediately I thought it was a bit much but it is growing on me.