I must say that I quite liked...

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'Bronte', until I heard it yelled in a broad Northern accent recently.

Gone right off it now!

But the Brontes were Northern! Sounds fitting to my & a lovely name.

i really liked it until i mentioned it one day and my FIL's first reaction was Bronte-Sauraus! idiot put me right off!

As opposed to a broad Southern accent which would make it nice?

Oooh you don't want to hear long vowel sounds in a broad southern accent (think Wayne etc) (And I'm from the south-ish, before you ask).

I think the Brontes had strong Irish accents, and apparently their real name was Brunty.

I know one girl of 14 or so named Bronte and cringe a bit when her friends say 'Bront.'

You should hear it in a nasal Chicago twang...

Trying to imagine....like a gangster Bronte? (stereotyping- sorry)

Worse than that, Bunty, it was Prunty!

morganlebuffay I like your name btw

The 'on' part is 'aaahhhhhhhhnnn' and not a bit nice

I suggested Bronte to by DH quite early on and he said: Are you trying to just think of the weirdest names you can?

(whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?)

its a dog I once knew, sorry, definately more horse or dog name.

There are quite a few Byrons where I live as he had a connection to Seaham Hall.