[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]/Brontë is a long time love of mine. I love the sounds and meaning (thunder) and the connection to the [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] sisters is important to me!
I just have a few questions before I fully commit to it!
how would you instinctively pronounce it?
do you prefer it spelled [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] or [name_f]Brontë[/name_f]? Is the [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] spelling just over complicating things?
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
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does it fit with [name_f]Sarai[/name_f], [name_f]Cherith[/name_f], [name_f]Una[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabli[/name_f]?
my fave combo is [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]-what do you think? Too Wuthering Heights?
I think [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] is a beautiful name but also believe that instinctively people with forget the ë. I love [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] with [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] , [name_f]Una[/name_f] , [name_f]Cherith[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabli[/name_f] ,
I think [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]/ [name_f]Emily[/name_f]/ [name_u]Anne[/name_u] / [name_m]Branwell[/name_m] would be too much but I think [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is fine
I love the name with and without the diaeresis. The PN has always confused me as when I look it up ë is said to be like the ‘e’ in red, however I’ve heard [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] as [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay and that’s generally how I say it, but I’m sure I’ve also been told that it’s PN [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee.
[name_m]Can[/name_m] you shed some light?!
It’s a gorgeous name imbued by the literary associations. It’s perhaps a little stronger than your other choices which I find more gentle, but perhaps not as I’m unsure of the PN you are using!
1 – I’ve always said/heard the sisters’ names pronounced brawn-tay/bron-tay, so that’s how I’d assume it was pronounced (bron/brawn being the same in my accent).
2 – I like the look of [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] but I think [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] would be much easier in real life. I have a friend who is [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] on her official documents but uses [name_f]Zoë[/name_f] on her personal things, maybe that could be a nice balance for [name_f]Bronte[/name_f]/Brontë as well?
3 – I think it fits!
4 – I don’t know much about Wuthering Heights but I think [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is lovely!
In regards to the pronunciation, I’ve heard it said as both [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay and [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee. In terms of the [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] sisters, their father’s surname was originally Brunty but he changed it/had it changed to [name_f]Brontë[/name_f]. I think it said as either, but I slightly prefer the bron-tay pn
I think both spellings work but I’m partial to [name_f]Brontë[/name_f], since that’s the spelling I’m most familiar with in connection with the literary family. However, [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] probably would be simpler.
It fits for sure! Your beloved [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] feels like an especially perfect sister name for [name_f]Bronte[/name_f].
Brontë [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is beautiful! [name_f]My[/name_f] good friend has a Bonn!e Is@bella, so I’m definitely partial to the sound
Me too! I actually voted [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] but in your potential sibset I think the diaresis makes it stick out a little bit. [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] seems like the sleeker fit. Still literary, but not only.
BRON-tee. When I lived in [name_u]London[/name_u], a neighbour had a dog called [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] and that’s how she pronounced it so it’s instinctively the way I would say it now.
I like both spellings (a bit like [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]/Zoë) and I’m partial to ë in both cases, but I think if you’re not in a country that uses accents, it’s probably more hassle than it’s worth using one.
Definitely! I love [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] together. [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] and [name_f]Una[/name_f] is a close second.
Brontë [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is lovely. Personally, I find [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] a bit too frilly for my tastes so I would prefer [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]. But I do think the flow is slightly better with the four-syllable [name_f]Isabella[/name_f].
I would definitely add her to my own list actually, although probably as [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] .
2 - I prefer how [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] looks, but [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] would be easier to use
3 - yes!
4 - [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is lovely! [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is normally not my cup of tea but I really like it in this combo. Not too Wuthering Heights imo
@minxtruck thank you for your thoughts! [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] is lovely too -I love that spelling of [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]. [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] is gorgeous too
I’ve always said it like [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tee!
Hmm, I actually like both spellings! I’d say I slightly prefer [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] without the character, it feels a bit sleeker in my mind. I dont think it would be complicating things at all though!
Yep I definitely think so! [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] would ever so slightly stick out to me though, as the only name with a character. [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] feels like a more seamless fit.
I’ve never read the book so I can’t really say if it’s to Wuthering Heights, but [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is lovely!
1 - I would pronounce it [name_m]Bron[/name_m]-tay
2 - I really like [name_f]Brontë[/name_f], it has an elegance to it!
3 - It does! I like it with that sibling set
4 - Ooh, I like [name_f]Brontë[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] quite a bit!
i think i have a problem with making my name combos too [name_f]Brontë[/name_f]-esque 