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Bronte Lily, Bronte Catherine, Bronte Elizabeth, Bronte Beatrix, Bronte Veronica, Bronte Arabella or Bronte Heather?

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Jadamba · 01/12/2016 18:59

Bronte Lily, Catherine, Elizabeth/Elisabeth, Beatrix, Veronica, June, Arabella or Heather?
We've decided on the very lovely Bronte for her name. Will be adding umlaut on birth certificate but she can drop it if she wants as I'm sure it will be anyway.
Choose one and why please. Smile

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ThoraGruntwhistle · 01/12/2016 19:27

Sorry, I agree it's better as a middle name if you're really set on using Bronte. It just isn't a very nice sounding name. I would assume it was a boys name if you hadn't listed all the other names with it.

GettingitwrongHauntingatnight · 01/12/2016 19:21

Use Bronte as a middle name

IneedAqueenMortificadoNickname · 01/12/2016 19:18

Oooo on the other thread I said Bronte Catherine. But actually I think Bronte Heather is much prettier.

EverySongbirdSays · 01/12/2016 19:15

OP chose Bronte on another thread from a different list and we all liked it.

As on the other thread, I like Bronte Heather, reminds me of nature

Bertucci · 01/12/2016 19:14

Gosh it's an awful name.

Our friends' dog is Bronte and everyone takes the piss!

CatchingBabies · 01/12/2016 19:12

Bronte is awful, the other names are lovely though. Maybe bronte as a middle name?

Raines100 · 01/12/2016 19:11

Good choice, and agree with using the umlaut on BC but not losing your shit over others using it Grin

Don't like June.
Lily is dull compared to your other options.
Veronica sounds out of place.
Beatrix is lovely and flows really well.
Arabella is a gorgeous name and flows quite well but not as well as Beatrix.
Elizabeth is a bit clumsy because of the two E sounds.
Heather makes me think of the Yorkshire moors of Withering Heights, but it's a bit of a mouthful so ... It's go to be Catherine. Flows brilliantly and makes me think of Cathy & Heathcliffe and, oh God, I've got Kate Bush in my head now...

Vixxfacee · 01/12/2016 19:07

Bronte is terrible.

Arabella June is best of a bad bunch.

GirlInTheDirtyShirt · 01/12/2016 19:06

Ugh. That is all.

OlennasWimple · 01/12/2016 19:05

Agree with Jadamba

If you do go ahead with Bronte, please don't use Catherine - you will seem like Wuthering Heights nuts. (The other names may have similar connotations, I haven't read much Bronte myself)

Pattakiller · 01/12/2016 19:03

Bronte is an awful name for a girl. Catherine, Elisabeth, Beatrix and June are all lovely though.