But I don’t know how usable it is “in real life”. Plus, I am Nordic/Italian on my moms side and Hungarian/[name_m]French[/name_m] on my dads side. SO is Filipino. I’m not sure if the name would “look weird” on a little girl who is half asian and has no English/Welsh ancestry to sort of fall back on as an explanation.
The name I am having trouble giving up my name love for is [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]. [name_f]Every[/name_f] time I say it out loud I get chills over how perfectly beautiful it is and while I don’t usually like nicknames I love the sweet nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] or even [name_u]Wyn[/name_u]. My top choice for this names first middle combo is [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]. What do you think of the combo? Does it sound like too much or is is a name that is usable in real life on a child and an adult? Would you think it was weird if you saw a little asian girl named [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]?
I don’t think your ethnicity needs to have the slightest bearing on what you name your child! My Caucasian sister has a Japanese name, my [name_f]Asian[/name_f] niece has a [name_m]German[/name_m] name. All is well.
Question one: I love it! I love [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] in general, but the nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] just sold it for me. I think [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] is gorgeous and happily meet one of any nationality.
Therefore, question 2, it is totally usable, and question 3, I would not think it was weird in the slightest. If we were stuck to just using nationalities we have ancestry from, I’d probably be banned from [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], Lilavati, [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], and [name_f]Eliora[/name_f], which are all big favorites of mine! As long as you respect the culture it came from, I think it’s fine.
Thank you for the feedback! I wouldn’t usually get stuck on the ethnicity so much but for the fact that [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] is already very “not American” and would probably be considered unusual here so I am ridiculously concerned about it looking even more odd on a little asian girl, which I already find some people have ideas about. A friend once admitted she knew it sounded a little racist but that she was thrown off when she met asian people with American names even if they were born here in [name_u]America[/name_u], she always expected them to have asian sounding names. I suppose in the end we have to use what we love and not worry about what others think.
The name I am having trouble giving up my name love for is Bronwen. Every time I say it out loud I get chills over how perfectly beautiful it is and while I don’t usually like nicknames I love the sweet nn Winnie or even Wyn. My top choice for this names first middle combo is Bronwen Sage. What do you think of the combo? Does it sound like too much or is is a name that is usable in real life on a child and an adult? Would you think it was weird if you saw a little asian girl named Bronwen?
Sounds like you totally love it, which should be answer enough!! I think it’s bold, but not crazy over-the-top. I love [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] & [name_u]Wyn[/name_u] (although being from the South it makes me think of [name_u]Winn[/name_u]-[name_f]Dixie[/name_f] grocery stores). I love the combo with [name_u]Sage[/name_u], though. I’ve always liked [name_u]Sage[/name_u]. I think it’s totally usable, and if you feel so strongly about it, you should go for it
I don’t think ethnicities should matter much, especially since [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] is easy to spell/pronounce so it should work just fine cross-culturally.
For what it’s worth, I am [name_f]Asian[/name_f], and my birth name is [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]. Never met even a slightest problem with it.
If we were stuck to just using nationalities we have ancestry from, I’d probably be banned from [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], Lilavati, [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], and [name_f]Eliora[/name_f], which are all big favorites of mine! As long as you respect the culture it came from, I think it’s fine. 