Brontë

Girl Names
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Thoughts on the name [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] for a girl? Pronounced bron-tee
I love the literary reference and also the goddess of thunder meaning.
I know [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] is popular in Australia but how does it come across in the US?

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I am not based in the US so I can’t speak much about its wearability there.

Personally, I love Brönte for a girl. It is strong and charming. I love the literary association, and would be glad to meet a child name Brönte.

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US base here (Midwest originally)

I think you’d get “Bron-tay” (at least where I’m from) more than Bron-tee but I think it would come across fine. Definitely waaaaaaaay less used here. It doesn’t even rank in the top 1000 I’m pretty sure.

Also, the umlaut would throw a lot of Americans for a loop because…we are the way we are… :expressionless:

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] an Aussie confirming its use here - has both a literary/English/jaunty feel (top Aussie and UK names usually overlap) with a beachy/happy-gal twist (including at least for Sydneysiders - because of [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_u]Beach[/name_u], a couple of beaches along from Bondi).

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I love it!!!

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I like it a lot. I’m another Aussie and my daughter has two friends named [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], but it doesn’t feel overused at all to me. I’d drop the umlaut just to make things easier (I haven’t known any Brontes who use it).

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I’m Canadian, though I can tell you it is very uncommon here, and that I absolutely love it.

Someone else said this already, but most people would probably say “bron-tay”.

I think it’d be pretty well received, though. Its such a great name

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I always say it Bron-tay. It might not be correct but it’s how its perceived. [name_f]My[/name_f] uni lecturers even said Bron-Tay. Personally, I think it sounds much prettier said that way, but if you want Bron-tee, you might be correcting people often. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name, but something to bear in mind.

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I love it!! The literary ref and meaning are both excellent :heart:

Not in the US, but I have met two Brontes in the UK who wore it well (and I was very envious of them!)

It could be pronounced Bron-tay too, so I’d be aware of how much that bothers you (I’ve heard both pn used in the UK)

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I love it! Always makes me think of the literary genius sisters.

I’m in the US, and I’d love to meet a [name_f]Brontë[/name_f]. (I always instinctively say it “BRON-tay,” but I think it’s easily correctable.)

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I’m not really keen (not my general style), but it’s one I could see myself warming to as a kind of outlier on my list because I love the associations so much. I didn’t know about the thunder thing, that’s so cool.

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I love it as it reminds me of the literary wonders [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. It’s strong, sassy, bookish, and cute. I would say BRON-tay, but BRON-tee would also make sense, as I have heard it said like that.

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Im US based and [name_u]Ive[/name_u] known one [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] she was college aged and wore it well. As others have said though the more common US pronunciation is Bron-tay. So you will probably have to correct people if you want the bron-tee pronunciation.

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I dig it honestly