Bryony but definatly not Bryony - help

[gofrotoes]

DH really loves Bryony
I think it is okay (and it would probably grow on me) except all I can think of is the awful Bryony I went to school with.
So it is a big no no

So can any of you think of any names like Bryony (known but not super popular, not too 'old ladyish' but not too little girl and can be shortened so different things)

Other names we like but don't really jump out (or one of us really loves and the other hates) are:

Verity
Thea
Grace
Rae
Ashton
Luna
Suvannah

Thanks

Leah
Anastasia
Tess
Adela
Nina
Amelia
Faith
Aurelia
Maya
Estella

Bethany
Briana (love nn Bree)
Megan
Saskia
Genevieve

Lorna
Tilly
Robyn

Erica, Hayley, Elunia, Elspeth, Rhiannon

Tamsin
Carys
Cora
Harriet
Elsa
Annelise
Nina
Felicity
Roxanne

Rowan (because Bryony sounds sort of woody to me). On the same basis, Sylvia.

GoFro, i think i went to school with you

How about Clauia/Nina/Carys

Romilly?

Brydie

Blythe or Brooke
I knew a girl called Beula which was pretty too. Not 100% about my spelling but it's pn b-you-la

Beth
Bethan
Beatrice

I can't get past B apparently

I love the name Blythe, I think it's so petty.

What about an alternative spelling of Bryony, such as Briony (which is how it's spelt in Atonement, so it's not 'alternative' as in yoonee'q ).

Bibi, I think Beulah usually has an 'h' on the end but I doubt it matters.

Bettany is a more unusual version of Bethany

I know exactly what you mean about not wanting to name your child the same as an obnoxious person from school - I have real loathing of some names because of their personal association and can't see them objectively at all.

Ivy
Rhiannon

Briona (Bree-na)

Thumbwitch - now that I see if I think you're right

see it even [stupid typing]

Beulah just reminds me of a church.

Thank you so much.

DH is now definatly backing
Leah and Claudia

I really like Nina and Felicity and Eleni (on the same lines as Elunia which someone suggested). I like Maya but as Maia (to make it look more greek)

We both sort of like (but not in love with) Bethany/Bettany and Harriet

Oh I really like Anatasia but it falls into DHs 'no long greek names' no rule :(

Claudia, Leah and Nina are all nice. Well known but not overused. What about (thinking back to Bryony):
Briar
Greer
Dinah
Greta

some more suggestions:
Leila
Lena
Elodie
Natalia

Silvana
Rhea
Greta
Ashley
Sabrina
Luisa

Theoni -- a lovely Greek name (pr like Leonie)
Or Leonie?