Bronte?

[Treesandbees]

I have always loved this name but wondered what other people thought? It means Thunder so that might be a bad omen for our soon to arrive daughter !

I wouldn't. The Brontes' father changed his surname from Brunty so I always assumed Bronte was a made up name that began with him. I may be wrong though.

It's such a unique name that is so strongly with one family that I can't see beyond the Bronte sisters (and brother). The only time I've heard it used as a first name is in Greencard.

Not a particularly pretty sound.

Love it! It was top of my girl's list for DD2 but DH wasn't keen and then someone pointed out the Brontesaurus nickname which put me off a bit, so she has it as a middle name instead. She loves it and wants to use it as her first name though!

FANTASTIC. Love it

Love it! (& I'm not usually a fan of anything remotely unusual)

It believe it's quite a common name in Oz!

Bronte gets the 'common' label (I won't mention the other 'c; word) quite a lot for some reason. Perhaps because of the appeal to the first-name-as-surname-brigade. Who knows.
Not a favourite of mine, and there are better names to choose if you want to show your love of the writings of the Brontes.

I don't think the diaeresis is necessary, it just looks affected (and most know the pronunciation anyway I'd wager).

My concern is over how to pronounce it. Would it be Bront eee, or Bron Tay sounding? I find names that can be pronounced different ways confusing as would hate to have to correct people constantly. Not overly keen for that reason .

I really dislike it. Mostly because the roughest girl in my school had it

I'm a massive Bronte fan (including the under-appreciated Anne), but not keen on it as a first name. It sounds derivative and kind of 'tribute-band-y', and I have to say I would (perhaps entirely unfairly) assume the child's mother had retained an ill-considered youthful crush on Heathcliff or Rochester.

Also, the only time I have come across it in RL, Bronte's siblings all had writer names, too. Lawrence, Byron, and Larkin, from memory...

As far as I remember, the Rev Brunty changed his name to Bronte when Nelson was made a Duke.
Nelson chose the name Bronte, after the place in the Med where he'd been cavorting with Emma H. And Papa Brunty changed his family name as a tribute to the great man.
Allegedly.

Dante is the only similar name I can think of. And is male, obvs.

I'm not a fan. I think it's quite harsh sounding.

I knew a beautiful girl called Bronte, skinny, fabulous hair and a very well paid lawyer to boot. Bronte only says positives to me.

Brontesaurus!

How about Brooke or Bronwen?

Briony?
Aurelie?

Still like Bronte though.

Not keen.

The Greek word for thunder is not 'bronte'. It is (in modern pronounciation) 'vrondi' or 'vronti'.

It has nothing to do with the name Bronte.

As others have said, the Bronte family name was Irish. Originally the name was OPronntaigh (grandson of Pronntach); it was spelled in English as Bronty or Pronty.

Thought of this one, after the sisters.

shrekthemusical.co.uk/the-show/cast/bronte-barbe/

The most pretentious of all the pretentious names.

Actually I named my daughter Btonte-with an accent on the E to pronounce it the French way, and yes, after the sisters, and because I LOVE the name. Everywhere we go people comment on it, and it has a true meaning for me, as when I met her dad-a Yorkshire-man-our first date was in Haworth, where the Bronte museum is.

Well I dont think so!!!

I love it.

I like it.

I love it. I know a teenage Bronte and just love the sound of her name and the fact that there is only one in a vast sea of Ellas, Olivias and Lailas.

I really don’t like it, it screams chav to me! Sorry

Also chav.