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Briony or Bryony

19 replies

wildpoppy · 20/09/2012 21:01

Which do you think?

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tigrou · 20/09/2012 21:02

Bryony!

ilovegreenbeans · 20/09/2012 21:03

Bryony

wildpoppy · 20/09/2012 21:04

Why? Because it's less like Brian?

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pictish · 20/09/2012 21:04

Briony surely?

bruffin · 20/09/2012 21:07

Briony

Doilooklikeatourist · 20/09/2012 21:10

Bryony .
Why ? Because that's the way I think it's spelt .
Looks nicer too .

YouMayLogOut · 20/09/2012 22:12

Bryony, like the plant. Briony is a variant form of the name.

YouMayLogOut · 20/09/2012 22:12

Less like Brian? Less Briany :o

wildpoppy · 20/09/2012 22:20

Yeah, but are too many Ys a bit [whispers], common?

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Squeeker · 20/09/2012 22:26

Bryony. Looks much prettier than with an 'i'. Lovely name, my best mate has this spelling and she is gorgeous. Smile

pictish · 20/09/2012 22:29

Poppy - yes too many ys and the other thing you said.

NatashaBee · 20/09/2012 22:29

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bluebird68 · 20/09/2012 22:31

Bryony because that's the usual and correct spelling and choosing another variant will lead to years of you and her having to correct people. Trust me where i work I register people (library) and unusual spellings cause so many issues. It also looks better, plus Briony is like you have named the child after a Brian and added on a y to make it feminine.

Leftwingharpie · 21/09/2012 20:00

Bryony

strawberryswing · 22/09/2012 08:56

I am a bryony, and no matter which way you pick you will be spelling it out constantly.

I hope your daughter doesn't despise the name as much as i do! :)

wildpoppy · 22/09/2012 09:50

Really Strawberry - why do you hate it? We're still shortlisting so would love to know.

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charlienash25 · 24/09/2012 09:58

I love Briony - but pronounced bree-ony..im trying to work my OH on it Grin

strawberryswing · 26/09/2012 08:03

wildpoppy - everytime i give somebody my name i have to spell it out, sometimes twice, get some funny looks and the 'thats unusual' comments. it doesnt seem much, but when you have to do this through out your whole life with nearly everyone you meet, it becomes pretty annoying very quickly!

plus when i was a child all i ever wanted was to walk in a shop and buy a teddy, mug, door plaque etc with my name on it like and i never could. plus the obligatory 'ha brian!' comments in the playground. in a class full of hannahs, sarahs, rebeccas erc i stood out like a sore thumb when i just wanted to have a normal name to be like everyone else.

although this probably wouldnt affect your daughter because there are so many children with unusal names it becomes less of an issue :)

its just personal taste at the end of the day, i find it dreadful but then does anybody really love their own name? :)

Startailoforangeandgold · 26/09/2012 08:39

It was on my short list.
I'd spell it Bryony because that's how the 6 year old I know does.

Spelling seems to be issue with lots of names. DD has to spell both her full name and her chosen NN as there are variants of both.

I sometimes have to spell my married name, but it was my maiden name that caused the most grief.

It's one letter different from something really common. So although it sounds simple you have to spell it every single time.

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