Ok, a big GP of mine is [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] for the girl. I love the strength and literacy connections tied to the name, and really, I know a couple of [name_f]Bronte[/name_f]'s who pull off their name wonderfully. It may appear masculine, but, if I remember rightly, it’s more commonly used on girls (going off UK data anyways).
Anyways, what are your general (and maybe not so brutal, you can be constructive without being too harsh :P) thoughts on [name_f]Bronte[/name_f]?
Also, what middle names would you use? I love [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], but, considering [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] is one of the famous [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] sisters, I’m guessing that’d be way too much. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and [name_f]Emily[/name_f] would also be out.
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f] is gorgeous! Actually I like it better spelled Brontë, with the umlaut, for aesthetic reasons even though it doesn’t really change the pronunciation. But the name conjures up mysterious, magical, storylike images of rugged moors and howling winds, big old houses and characters with intriguing life stories. I haven’t read much of the [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] sisters’ work but what I have I loved. And oh, there was a female Australian swimmer at the last Olympics named [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m] (sp?).
Oh, they had a brother named [name_m]Branwell[/name_m] (or [name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]? I always forget) and sisters named [name_f]Maria[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], if you want to avoid those names too.
and @bonfireazalea - that’s true, but [name_f]Maria[/name_f] & [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] died as children, so they weren’t famous like the other 4 siblings, their names are ok for me Plus, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Maria[/name_f] have family ties.
@[name_u]Haley[/name_u]- Which is your favourite Brontë novel? Mine is [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u], I guess… didn’t finish Tenant of Wildfell [name_m]Hall[/name_m] since I found the first part so boring… read [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Eyre[/name_f] a REALLY long time ago and I remember liking it, but not much of what happened! I read a great article on [name_f]Villette[/name_f] the other day http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10547414/Why-Villette-is-better-than-Jane-Eyre.html
so now I’ve added it to my to-read list, which never gets any shorter!
I love the literacy connection and like the name, my best friends niece is named [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] and is just starting secondary school. She goes by the nn [name_u]Boo[/name_u]
@bonfireazalea - Wuthering Heights I think I remember looking through [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Eyre[/name_f], but never finishing it, haha. I’ll have to re-read them though, because I was only about 11 or 12 when I did.
I find it less appealing than [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], or [name_f]Anne[/name_f]. My feeling on honouring writers/artists etc. is generally preferring the first names, though, to the modern trend of using their surnames. Or using the WHOLE name, i.e. [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] rather than [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m].
Using the surname as a first name makes it feel to me like the parental priority is recognition for how cultured you are. I’m sure you’re not really like that but it just kind of feels weird to me.
Aside from my own hangups, I also wonder about the mispronunciations, considering I’ve heard people say it both bron-tee and bron-tay.
I don’t mean to sound negative: I do like similar names, like [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Bryony[/name_f]. So I guess it could work, if you love it.
To be honest, I liked the name first when I met another girl my age named [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], THEN connected the dots to the [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] sisters (I always liked them, just never clicked in). [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee is without the ë, [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay is with it. [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] is pretty, but [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] seems to have more charm for me.
Technically, yes, if you’re following all the language conventions. If you did use it (hypothetically) how would you be pronouncing it? I and pretty much everyone I know say bron-tay whether it’s an e or ë, since the umlaut can be inconvenient to type or use.
I would say [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee, but I suppose it would depend on however my future husband says it? We’d likely come to a consensus based on which we prefer, what’s more common where we live, etc. All I know is, the ones I know pronounce it [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee, and the community near Oakville is [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay.
I agree with this. I like [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], but I’d rather use [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f] or [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (or a name from one of their novels).
I think in the end it all comes down to where you’re from, but technically, it would be [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay. Although, their surname was not originally [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], their father changed it from his actual surname, Brunty. That could be why the pronunciation is [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee rather than [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay.
I would pair [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] with something clean and feminine.
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