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Brenna, what do you think?

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SpottyPython · 03/02/2019 15:44

I heard this name a few years ago and fell in love with it. What do you all think? It's not very common but it has been around a long time. I'm Irish and google says there are Irish roots for it but yet the only person I know named Brenna is a girl from England.

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BendingSpoons · 03/02/2019 15:51

I like it. Unusual but easy to pronounce. I read a book series with a character called Brenna but not met one.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/02/2019 17:40

I don't like it but my opinion is neither here nor there.

confusedandcrazymother · 03/02/2019 17:44

No
No
No

Soubriquet · 03/02/2019 17:45

I’m not keen either but it is entirely your choice. Your baby.

As long as both you and your partner are happy with it

MollyHuaCha · 03/02/2019 17:46

Not the best name I've heard today.

Nonameyet1 · 03/02/2019 18:13

No! Sorry.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 03/02/2019 18:14

Sorry I'm not keen

Looks like a misspelling of Brenda to me

Kintan · 03/02/2019 18:18

It’s not the nicest sounding name, but nor is it the worst. So if you love it, just use it. There will never be a name that 100% of people like!

CallMeRachel · 03/02/2019 18:18

My neighbours dog is called Brenna Grin

Bikinginsummer · 03/02/2019 18:27

To me it's a very ugly name - sorry.

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SpottyPython · 03/02/2019 18:36

Jeez, I was expecting 50/50 as I know names aren't liked by everyone but it's more 75/25 against at the moment. I loved it as soon as I heard it but am a little nervous using it as I'm not really looking for an obscure name that everyone thinks is odd

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TheQuickBrownFox66 · 03/02/2019 18:55

Sorry. It's really not very nice. It reminds of Brenda, which is not a great name either (sorry any Brenda's out there).

Butterfly84 · 03/02/2019 18:56

Not my cup of tea at all.

Cosmoa · 03/02/2019 18:58

I absolutely love it! Really shocked it's not more liked!

DramaAlpaca · 03/02/2019 19:01

I quite like it, but the danger is that it would be misheard as Brenda, which has to be one of the dreariest names ever.

Cbeebiesrehab · 03/02/2019 19:07

I feels a bit ‘Game of Thrones’ to me. I don’t dislike it but I think you’ll be saying ‘No Brenna, not Brenda’ a lot.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 03/02/2019 19:24

Terrible.

StalePrincessofBelAir · 03/02/2019 19:26

I'm not a fan, but it's perfectly normal and would grow on people when they got to know the person attached to the name.

Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 03/02/2019 19:28

Bren from Dinnerladies!!

ShadyLady53 · 03/02/2019 19:29

Not keen because it reminds me of Henna and Senna...

I actually knew an American girl called Brenna at school.

Hidingtonothing · 03/02/2019 19:34

I really like it but do think you'll get sick of saying 'no, not Brenda...' which would put me off, sorry OP.

Cosmoa · 03/02/2019 19:36

I don't think the Brenda confusion would be a problem, as you wouldn't expect to hear of a Brenda these days. Plus it's said differently.

Babyboysarenowbig · 03/02/2019 19:50

Don’t like it at all

3out · 03/02/2019 19:53

I think she’d have a lifetime of:
‘what’s your name?’
‘Brenna’
‘Brenda’
‘No. Brenna’.

SlimGin · 03/02/2019 20:01

Sorry also don't like it, not sure what it is exactly, as Briena (not sure on spelling) seems much nicer.

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