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WDYTO Briar?
I've been reading a lot of fairy tales lately and once again fell in love with the name Briar (from Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty). Last time I fell in love with it, it was on a male fictional character. I can't decide which way I like it better.
Do you think it sounds more feminine or masculine on its own? Do you like it in general? Why/why not?
ETA: Also, any combos?

This message was edited 10/8/2009, 8:37 AM

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Unusable here in South Africa, because what the rest of the English-speaking world knows as a barbeque we call a braai, which sounds far too close to Briar!In general, I wouldn't use it for either. Like Ivy, it's a really annoying plant! Also, I imagine it would lead to a lifetime of explanations that, no, it wasn't Brian (m) or Bryony (f). Tedious.
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I like it on a girl, it's pretty.
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I love the name Briar and, for me, I think it can be used on girls or boys. I actually have a story where the main male character I named Briar.
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Briar has always felt feminine to me because it was the original name of Sleeping Beauty, hence is why I find it a bit silly on a boy.
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I like the name Briar for a little girl. I think it's because I, too, associate the name with the Disney princess. Why not Aurora if you're sticking to the Disney theme lol :P ?
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I think it sounds masculine.Briar Rose was Sleeping Beauty's name? Huh. I never knew that.
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Yeah, it was, in the Grimm brothers version. I don't remember if they included it in the Disney version.
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It was in the disney version, She was Princess Aurora at the start and then the faires took her and she was called Briar Rose. And then of corse Sleeping Beauty. it gets a little confusing.
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That's interesting. I thought the people who had Briar on their girls' lists were pulling it out of nowhere. :P
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