Opinions on the name Brontë please

[RedRobyn2021]

Struggling to find a baby name we love except this one

Thoughts please

It's a nice name.

An unusual and distinctive surname associated with three authors. Not a first name.

A beach in Australia.

Surname of some great authors. I confess I struggle to see it as a first name.

Boy or girl?

Please don't name your child this.

A girl

I'm sorry, I really don't like it. I'm not a fan of surnames as first names. But it doesn't actually matter what other people think...if you love it, you should use it!

It's a surname and has a special character. Two strikes against it.

Bryony?

Don’t expect anyone to use the umlaut, ever.

if you love it, you should use it!
Would you like to be called Bronte?

Why not call her Charlotte, Emily or Anne?

How about Bronwyn instead?

Lovely.

Oh I like it!! Seems I'm in the minority so far but I think it's really nice.

I love it, I knew a Brontë once, she was great

If you’re going for it because of the Brontë sisters, it might help to know that their last name was probably in fact Brunty and at some point someone in the family changed it so they sounded more well to do.

Also your child will be called brontosaurus.

I did too! She was doing a Phd on the Gothic.

My pony growing up was called Bronte. My family and the pony’s bloodlines are closely associated with Haworth.

It’s a no from me.

That was my understanding, yes, and what I came here to say.

100% no

Quite popular in Australia when I was growing up there (now aged 51). Knew a few. Always quite liked it. It was not an 'out there' name. I'm always a bit surprised when it comes up on baby name threads and people seem startled by it.

This.

Beautiful names connected with the surname. Don’t use the surname

Oh weird coincidence! I literally just (as in 10 minutes ago) met my very first Bronte. She was nurse taking me for an x-ray at hospital and was very kind and beautiful and the name suited her perfectly, I even mentioned to her what a lovely name it was! I like it 🙂

I'm in England btw