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Briar
Opinions on the name Briar???I have only met two Briars in my life, and both were guys. I do know the Disney association with Briar Rose (Aurora), for girls as well. so... do you prefer it on boys or girls?
Do you like it at all?
Any middles names that come to mind?
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While Briar Rose is a GP of mine, due to my love of Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", I find Briar alone very unappealing. I instinctively think of it as feminine.
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Makes sense. I find Aurora to be a mouthful for a name, but have no problems with Briar Rose. Disney did kinda confiscate this name.
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I prefer it on girls. It's pretty, I think. Briar Celeste is a nice combination.
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Briar Celeste is quite lovely.
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I don't like it because its difficult for kids to say. It also sounds southern hick, like B'rer bear. Its also great to rhyme with liar, mire, dire, etc. Also, who wants to be named after thorns? Honestly, Thorne sounds better.
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I guess thorns is an accurate association. I always think of sweetbrier and rose bushes honestly. I equate it with Ivy and Holly as a name, which both have an invasive and prickly quality in a plant, but are lovely as a word/name. I would have to disagree that Thorne sounds better, but totally get the pronunciation and rhyming issues.
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I really like this name and prefer it for a girl.Briar Elise
Briar Evangeline
Briar Amélie
Briar Elaine
Briar Evaine
Briar Alexandra
Briar Ottilie
Briar Jane
Briar May
Briar Maireadand of courseBriar Rose
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Briar Amelie is darling and Briar Evaine is unexpectedly lilting and sweet.
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It's not my thing, but if I had to use it I'd use it on a girl.Briar...Stephanie. Why not.
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My husband loved this response. He is a huge Stephanie fan. Briar Stephanie is an unexpected pairing. Feels very 90s "Clueless" to me. I kinda dig it.
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Glad he liked it. :)
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I know a woman with that name and it's ugly. Somehow I think of weeds.
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I only know guys, and I found it surprisingly pleasant. But, I can see why people might have immediate associations, and those opinions count!
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I love Briar for a boy. It's so handsome, but I actually don't mind it horribly on a girl.The only Briar's I know were girls, but I don't think that matters!
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I mirror this. I thought it handsome, but I can see the feminine appeal.
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I think the sound/word itself is ugly as sin, and always associate the word with the burrs that were all over the playground in elementary school and stuck all over your shoelaces and socks and pant legs. I just don't see the attraction.
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That sounds like an awful play-yard. The only thing we had to bother us in the play-yard were crabapples. Burrs are not common around here.
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Our elementary school yard was mud in the late winter/early spring, but otherwise nice;snow in winter, with a path that we slid on enough to turn to solid ice, and in fall and summer, green and pretty, with trees. We didn't have play-upon equipment, as such.We threw balls up against the side of the school in games that went on as long as recess did, and played marbles.
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We had a grassy hill. At the top of the hill was someone's house, and the main rule was not to go near the house where someone else lived. Otherwise, we basically chased each other or rolled down the hill. Sometimes, someone snuck in jacks or marbles and a piece of cardboard to play on.
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We could play marbles all we wanted, we kept them in cloth bags, made by our mothers. The over-riding rule was that NO SIGN of a marble should be seen or heard of during class, or the teacher would take them(temporarily.)There was a whole culture around marbles.There was one game that both boys and girls played, and another that only boys played. Goodness knows why, it was no more difficult or macho!It wasn't that the boys wouldn't let the girls play, but that we never played it.
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It's way better on guys. Sounds naturey/hippy, and also namey because it's similar to Brian. As a girl name I think it sounds spiky and difficult. I could see Rosebriar as a girl name, but not plain Briar.
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Agreed. Though, I have never seen Rosebriar, only BriarRose. I like both.
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I like it better for a boy than a girl. It has a more rugged feel to it that I just don't prefer in a girl's name, and I also think it has a more masculine sound. I like it hypothetically, but am not sure I'd like it in real life. I've never encountered one before.I think it goes awesomely with friendly, huggable names
Briar Benjamin
Briar Theodore
Briar Finnegan
Briar Andrew
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One of the guys I know is a Briar Andrew. I like Briar Theodore too, though my personal preferences lean towards Briar Thomas, Briar Charles, Briar Graham or Briar Nathaniel.
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Ooh I love Briar Graham!
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I quite like it even though it's not my usual styleI've never considered it for a boy, but actually I like it on both, I think I slightly prefer it on a girl thoughBriar Penelope
Briar ElspethBriar William
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I like all those options. Briar William is quite classy I think. Briar Elspeth is unexpected and charming.
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