Brontë

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My sister is thinking of calling her baby Brontë but has heard it pronounced differently!

is it bron-tea or brown-tay?

I'd just go for Heathcliff.

I've only ever heard it Bron - tee
It's a cute name go for it!

The one I knew was known as Bron-tea. The writer is Bron-tay. No idea where Brown-tay comes from.

It isn't a good name at all in my opinion. Not that your dsis will care what random strangers think!😆

Never heard brown-tay. I’d have said bron-tay or bron-tea depending on accent. But not brown.

There was a contestant on gladiators last year called Brontë - she did really well!

Sorry that should have said bron-tay

This is probably irrelevant but - the family name was originally Brunty. Patrick changed it to make it more 'posh'. It put me off the name for life knowing this, otherwise it was a name I might well have used!

I would say Bron tay but I've never met one IRL.

Go for it. Good luck with the umlaut.

Bron tay. It's ok. But a bit affected

Ah in that case I’ve heard both and she’d likely get called both. Like people say esme differently - esmay and esmee.

I believe the original name was Prunty...but yes, changed to 'posh' it up a bit.

It’s not my favourite name but not my choice and my (very hormonal!!) sister is worried that she’s saying it wrong so I thought I’d ask here!

I'd pronounce it Bron-tea

I love this name and considered it for my now 8 weeks old, it got absolutely thrashed on Mumsnet. It's definitely a marmite name.

Personally I love it

It means "thunder" which is very cool IMO

You are right! And Prunty is even worse!

Yes, I'd read Prunty, but it's the same thing. It's put me off the name.

I though it was Bron-Tay

I'm not keen

Bron-tea

It's lovely, and very much a first name in its own right, separate from the surname of the writing family (Bron-tay).

I don't think it's seperate, it very much refers to the famous writing sisters. Nothing wrong with that.

Bron-tea

I'd say it bron Tay

As a first name I’ve only ever heard it pronounced Bron-tea. I knew a couple of little girls called Brontë in the local primary school.

Bron-Tay are the authors, Bron-Tea is a lass.

Bron-tea. As someone said upthread, it has an umlaut, which tells you that the final e is pronounced e and not ay.
It reminds me of Brontosaurus, thunder lizard, which puts me right off.

The name was originally O’Prunty

I’d say Bron Tay. I like it. I also like Brogan but they’re not for everyone

Brontë should be bron-tee with the umlaut shouldn't it? Like Zoë. Brogan reminds me of Bogan 🤣