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Bronte for a girl... opinions please

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Renaissance227 · 08/06/2011 14:16

What do you think of Bronte for a girl?

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cumbria81 · 09/06/2011 06:31

don't be ridiculous.

BluddyMoFo · 08/06/2011 23:51

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AitchTwoOh · 08/06/2011 23:50

like it. wasn't it the name of andie mcdowell's character in that gerard depardieu thing? bronte beach is in sydney, schplappo. i think that's the reason why i like the name.

Mollydoggerson · 08/06/2011 23:49

Dislike it, sounds harsh. Bronte may be derived from O'Prunty, just not pretty or elegant to my ear.

Isthreetoomany · 08/06/2011 23:38

I wouldn't use it as it just doesn't sound girly enough to me (and that is spoken as someone who usually likes the 'less girly' girls names)

IHeartKingThistle · 08/06/2011 23:34

I actually made a face involuntarily when I saw the thread title so I obviously hate it. I don't know why though...

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vigglewiggle · 08/06/2011 23:32

DD has a friend at school called Bronte and I think it is a fine name. Nothing tricky about it as Brontesaurus won't stick as a nick-name. I might be biased as we are in Bronte country. Grin

DandyDan · 08/06/2011 23:26

We have a distant girl-relative (teenager) who is a Bronte. It goes well, and is fine as a name.

EricNorthmansMistress · 08/06/2011 19:54

No. Maybe for a boy, better than the average surname-as-firstname due to the Brontes, but not for a girl.

thebestisyettocome · 08/06/2011 19:32

Not sure. Bit pretentious?

Stars22 · 08/06/2011 19:25

I no of a Bronte and i can honestly say when hearing that name i have never thought brontasaurus.

I think its an ok name.

bridgieboo · 08/06/2011 16:44

I absolutely love it (ever since watching the movie Green card many years ago) unfortunately my DH thinks it's an awful name and wouldn't even consider it.

Nightstar · 08/06/2011 16:21

Brontesuarus! Its just plain mean, please don't!

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Renaissance227 · 08/06/2011 14:57

Bronte is originally Irish!
I did think of the Brontosaurus bit and it puts be off a little bit but still like it.
Thanks for the opinion! x

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schplappo · 08/06/2011 14:55

I quite like it but makes me think she'd be Australian (no idea why) and that she'd get called Brontosaurus at school. At least she wouldn't be one of 5 of them in the class though :)

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