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Bronte

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fluentinsarcasm · 03/09/2016 00:45

Do you think it goes with an Irish surname like O' Connor or does it sound silly?
I like a lot of Italian and French names too but most just don't sound right with the 'O' bit.

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Tabsicle · 05/09/2016 13:57

I love it.

monkeygone · 05/09/2016 13:19

I've also never met a dog called Bronte.

I've never met a human called Bronte either.

Or any animal, come to think of it.

monkeygone · 05/09/2016 13:18

Speaking only about whether it goes with an Irish "O'something" surname - I see no problem with it whatsoever.

squoosh · 05/09/2016 13:17

Ah I see QueenLiz remembered the siblings' names! Smile

squoosh · 05/09/2016 13:16

I haven't seen Green Card in so long! Wonder is it's as good as I remember. Weren't her siblings also given writers' names too?

I'm not a massive fan of the idea of Bronte as a first name though. It's not the most elegant sound. If a name can be lumpen well then Bronte is a bit lumpen to me.

Florrieboo · 05/09/2016 11:56

It is very popular as a first name here in Australia, both my children have a Bronte in their class.

Both those girls are Italian looking though and have surnames that really go with their first name. I don't think Bronte Murphy would work for me.

It is a lovely name though and the girls I know are very sweet.

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fluentinsarcasm · 04/09/2016 21:07

Thanks for your positive comments. Not seen Green Card, will look it up.

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pieceofpurplesky · 04/09/2016 20:27

I love it and know a lovely 25 year old of that name. Goes fabulously with the Irish surname

QueenLizIII · 04/09/2016 20:08

Green Card is a good film. Very funny.

The main character and her siblings are named after authors.

Bronte and her siblings: Colette, Austen, Lawrence and Eliot.

SteviebunsBottrittrundle · 04/09/2016 19:37

Lovely! Goes well with O'Connor and I'm sure would go well with another Irish name too.

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 04/09/2016 19:34

I love it. And I want to watch Green Card now...

369thegoosedrankwine · 04/09/2016 19:32

Lovely.

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 04/09/2016 18:38

Bronte is my top choice for a girl!

I only have boys however.

QueenLizIII · 04/09/2016 18:33

Never heard Bronte used as a first name before.

Watch Green Card.

badtime · 04/09/2016 18:23

As a previous poster pointed out, Brontë was a respelling of the Anglicised Irish surname 'Brunty' or 'Prunty'. The literary sisters' father was a clergyman from NI who moved to England and wanted to be less obviously Irish.

Consequently, I think it would be fine with an Irish surname (although I must admit, I am not particularly keen on Bronte as a given name).

There is also the possibility that it might sound like the heroine of a pulp adventure novel. If so, please use this name.

Meowlster · 04/09/2016 18:08

Someone I know and like has a daughter with that name. Never met the girl, but by all accounts she's lovely, and if she's anything like her parents she's a good egg. So on that (rather tenuous!) basis I'd go for it.
I also think it would go well with an Irish surname.

Nonameyet1 · 04/09/2016 18:05

I think it's gorgeous and sounds lovely with your surname!

CaoNiMa · 04/09/2016 14:55

Brontosaurus

CwtchyQ · 03/09/2016 22:57

A friend of a friend has a Brontë and it did get a bit of a rolly-eye reaction but it is quite nice.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 03/09/2016 17:07

I like it and to my ears sounds fine with O'Connor or similar.

Honeybee79 · 03/09/2016 17:04

Correction, she's Australian - Bronte Barratt.

Honeybee79 · 03/09/2016 17:03

I like it. Isn't there a very successful US swimmer with Bronte as a first name?

MidnightVelvettheSixth · 03/09/2016 16:43

Its OK, its not particularly melodious & I associate it with the Bronte sisters.

You may get people unaware of the authors who pronounce it Bront or Bronty, also if you have a little girl there's the nickname Brontosaurus that may unhappily come into play.

It goes well with the surname though.

DestinyTheWhale · 03/09/2016 15:55

It's trying a bit too hard to be trendy, sorry.

WizardOfToss · 03/09/2016 15:53

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