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Bryony
What do you think of the name Bryony, as a whole? (not necessarily on a person)
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This is my favorite name in the world and been for at least 10 years. I love how it looks, sounds, and "feels."
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I don't care for the sound. Plus, that character in atonement. It seems bratty.
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I like it. I much prefer the spelling Bryony to Briony (which reminds me of Brian).
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BroniesThat what it reminds me of.
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I kind of like it. I am surprised it hasn't caught on in the US.
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I love it for a person. Just do, it's beautiful.
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I want to like it - it's unusual, it's botanical, it's interesting. But it sounds like briny. Or Brian-y, as in someone who is like a Brian. And the -ə nee ending reminds me too much of names like Bethany and Tiffany, which I find a bit annoying (and dated).
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I want to like it, but I dislike the multiple Y's and I really dislike the nickname Bry. Every Bry I have met (and all alternate spellings in fact) have been snobby types.
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I don't really like it - both the look and sound don't appeal to me at all.
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I really like it (despite it sounding a bit like Brian). I know a two-year-old Bryony.
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I love Bryony. It's on my list and in the top ten. This is the only spelling I like.My mum says it sounds too masculine; just Brian with an "ee" put on the end, and whilst I see where's she's coming from, it never really bothers me when I hear myself say it aloud.
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I used to really hate it, but I don't so much anymore. It's still not a favourite, and I don't like how it sounds like briny, but I think it would be lovely on a person in real life. I like the Bryony spelling better than Briony.
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I do not like it at all. Bryony is one of those names that don't look good and sound bad as well.
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I like it a lot, but am not quite so keen on Briony. I can't stand Brian, so I suspect I prefer Bryony and to a lesser extent Briony owing to the way they look rather than the way they sound, although my long-standing love of Bronwen may play a subconscious part. The plant itself is a bit of a let-down, with flowers that lack any pretensions to being celebrated like, say, Rose, Iris, Marguerite, Violet and Daisy!
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Bryony is one of those names that looks better than it sounds (imo). Similar to Aurora, which I find to be a tongue twister. Bryony sounds a bit like "brine-y" in my accent.
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Sounds like something I can't warm up to.
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I'm in a fight with myself over it. One side of thinks it sounds like Brianna, which I absolutely loathe and think is the tackiest name ever. One side of me thinks it's all British and Atonement-ish. I don't know.
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Heh, that's where I am with it as well. I want to love it for its Britishness and natureyness, but Br- names irk me generally because it's such a trendy sound.
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Ditto!
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I thought Brianna was Bree-anna but Bryony is Bry-ony. I have never come across a Brianna here (not sure why it hasn't crossed the pond) but I kind of like it. It's a GP though, I can see why it seems tacky!
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Yeah, I pronounce them that way. I don't know why I associate them with each other.
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