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I can't really see it as a name. It's too literal- all I see are actual branches and trees. It also isn't the most appealing sound.

Bran is nice, but Branch...no, sorry, I can't think of it as a name.

You're talking to a girl who likes the name Land. I say go for it! Branch definitely has a certain charm to it, though I prefer Bran or Bram.

It has an ugly sound, and inspires cracks about the family tree.

I'm sorry but I think its really silly. I think of trees and banks.

I wonder if I'm missing out on something because of my visceral repulsion to the sound Bra- anything. Brah- is okay, but bran/bram/brax just make me angry. I've always thought Branch was one of the most comically ugly words out there.

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Maybe it's just my accent. I'm envisioning it in an English accent and it's nice. To my ear it just sounds soooo harsh and self-important. Purely phonetically, not connotationally.

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Ummm I dunno, as a nature name I'm not really digging it either. A branch is kind of a... concept. yanno? I know most people wouldn't overthink this kind of thing, but I'm overthinking the heck out of it. I think that's an ok practice to use when approaching nonstandard names, though.

No offense, but it sounds a bit tacky.