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I know a British Briony* (and an Ebony, which you might like too?)

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*she’s your typical working middle class mother. I think her kids are on a strict vegan diet.

I like it, I've had a friend spell it Briohne

The only Bryony I've ever met was, I guess, a late-1940s South African. It's a name I've always liked.

It's not my favorite. Too prissy.

It’s quite dated in the UK, I know two Bryonys and they’re both in their 30s.

Bryony is so beautiful. I’ve loved it ever since I encountered it for the first time.

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I prefer Bryony over Briony.

I've never met one so I just think of it as a flower name that's pretty uncommon in the US. It's a little earthier than a lot of other flower names. I'd put it somewhere between Briar and Betony in terms of general feel. I don't think it's in danger of becoming like Brandy, Brittany, Bethany etc.

It's alright, a bit awkward. I prefer the Briony spelling.
I like Briar a lot more though, and Bryar for both genders.

You are right, Bryony feels very, very British. Up there with Hermione and Jasper (imo).

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Now, normally I'm someone who sticks to traditional spellings (both because it's usually more convenient for the bearer, and often there's a reason it's the traditional spelling - i.e. it looks best), and I know that the plant's name is "white bryony," but... I do not like those double-Ys. It just looks so weird to me. That, and the Ys are pronounced differently (long-I, and then long-E). This is why I prefer the "variant" spelling, Briony (which is the spelling used in the movie Atonement).

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That said, I actually like the similar botanical name Briar more than Briony (which also kind of sounds like "briny" if you say it too quickly).

This message was edited 6/22/2020, 9:44 AM

I love it, but I think it never became popular and never will because it sounds too much like Brian, which was popular for boys. I prefer the Bryony spelling. I don't have any particular association with it. I just think it's a pretty name.

Don’t like the name Brian and Briony is just Brian with a Y.

Bryony / Briony sounds very naturey to me without being an obvious plant name. I do not consider it particularly British, but it does seem like an older name that was never uber popular enough to become dated.

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I really like it but prefer the Briony spelling. I think it would work well on a modern girl, but the meaning is a barrier for it becoming too often used unless a well loved character is created with the same name.