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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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1horatio · 16/12/2016 21:06

I really love Bronte Beatrix.

I'm usually not a fan of alliterations. But I really like this :)

Bronte Catherine is nice as well.

Congratulations :)!

Jigglealltheway · 16/12/2016 22:25

Bronte Lucinda
Bronte Belphoebe

NotYoda · 17/12/2016 07:05

It's a nice name

But I've never really understand why middle names matter in this particular way. You aren't going to say the full name in everyday life, so choose something that means something to you. It doesn't have to "go", as long as the initials don't make a rude word.

mathanxiety · 17/12/2016 07:56

Names with jazz age/musical associations:
Bronte Mahalia (referencing Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer)
Bronte Simone (referencing Nina Simone)
Bronte Josephine (Baker)

Literature:
I like Bronte Beatrix (thinking of B. Potter). I like the two Bs together. Bibi would be a nice nn.

Bronte Juliet.

Names that just have a ring to them imo:
Bronte Penelope
Bronte Cassandra
Bronte Evelyn
Bronte Felicity
Bronte Violet or Violette

meowmeowmeow · 17/12/2016 09:51

Not a fan of the whole surname as forenames thing but to suggest someone is uneducated for not liking the name is hilariously snotty!

Bronte just doesn't sound like a forename to me. More that the parents are trying to show they have literary preventions. That said, it's still far from the worst names suggestions I have seen.

septembersunshine · 18/12/2016 07:28

I would go with something soft and pretty for the middle name. Rose or Arabella sound lovely. Sophia? Annabel, Celia, Florence, Lucy. I like the name op x

margewiththebluehair · 19/12/2016 14:50

I think it is a lovely name.

You have to think of the rhythm of name. Bronte cannot be followed by another two-syllabled name it doesn't flow unless your surname has only one syllable. If your surname has more than one syllable, it should be one or three/four syllables.

The best one so far was Bronte Rose. Others could be:
Bronte Hope
Bronte Ruth
Bronte Joy
Bronte Joyce
Bronte Joan
Bronte Jane ( a nod to Jane Eyre)
Bronte Belle

NotYoda · 20/12/2016 16:07

I don't think it's necessary to think about the rhythm of a name unless you are going to say the middle name all the time alongside the first name, or double-barrell it

lovelearning · 20/12/2016 16:13

Elizabeth.

SoberSusan · 20/12/2016 16:26

I'm not keen on Bronte; the Bronte family were so tragic it's not a positive connotation (6 siblings dead of TB before 40!).
I also seem to recall that Patrick Bonte added the punctuation over the 'e' as an affection (essentially to disguise his Irish heritage). I'd definitely leave that out.

Plus

FannyWincham · 20/12/2016 18:19

Not just the diaraesis - his name was Brunty and he created Brontë to disguise his humble Irish heritage and create some continental mystique...

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