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Phoebe - girl, Branwell - boy

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Emily01 · 10/07/2010 23:53

Phoebe from Catcher in the Rye and Branwell as in the Bronte brother. Nobody likes Branwell, they all say it sounds like a name for a dog or a type of old-fashioned biscuit. What do you all think?

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BunnyLebowski · 11/07/2010 00:03

Phoebe has always appealed to me. It's a great name.

Branwell (even without considering pip's very valid points above) is woeful.

piprabbit · 11/07/2010 00:01

Phoebe is fine - but people will think Friends instead of Catcher in the Rye.

Branwell - an incompetent, adulterous, alcoholic opium-fiend. So what attracted you to this name?

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