What are your thoughts on Bronte?

[taz]

I don't think it has a very pretty sound...somewhat masculine and reminds me of Bruno or Boris in style. I can also see why people might think someone who uses it might seem pretentious.

[nicole_1024]

The sound is so harsh to me, and I agree it also sounds quite pretentious.

[beanie]

I second Brontasaurus.

It's just not very appealing to me. I don't like anything that ends in an -ay sound. Renee, Desiree, shauntae, Shanay, Wontauntae. I made the last one up. Lol.

LOL!! Watch out, you might see Wontauntae on somebody's list any day now. Or on Toddlers and Tiaras! So fresh sounding! Hahahahaha

[lexikj]

The name sounds very harsh/masculine to my ears, or as others have said, brontosaurus. I like the Bronte sisters reference, but I worked with a Bronte once, and when I first saw her name on the back board, I thought she was a boy!

[emiliaj]

Love it. Agree with the tease factor though.
I pronounce it "Bron- tee" not Bron- tay.
Maybe a longer name such as Bronwyn nn Bronte?

[brontefrances]

Coming from a Bronté, I love my name. (Bron-Tay) I've heard of a few Bron-tee's, but I've never met anyone called Bronte, regardless of how you pronounce it. I count myself lucky to have such a unique name, its quirky, pretty and I love the é . My friends call me Brontosaurus, it's a joke now actually because I have a dinosaur hoodie I also get Brontz/Bronts and Bronty or Bronty Boo-Boo. One of my friends wanted to call me Bon-Bon and Bonnie. I didnt let her!! Personally, I think a little girl called Bronté would grow to love her name. It can be Bronte, Brontë or Bronté. When I was small I thought it was Brontē

[babyoneday]

Funny, to me Bronte is the beautiful exclusive beach suburb where I work as a nanny. However here it is pronounced Brontie and if it were used as a baby name here in Sydney or even NSW people would more likely think of it as a place name than a literary name. I think it has a cute sound when pronounced this way and it is much nicer than Bronwyn/Bonnie etc in my opinion.

[gblondie]

I like it. Strong name.

[triss]

I agree with beanie. I really don't see how naming your child a literary name could be pretentious. What's pretentious about reading/knowing about a book? If it's pretentious, then naming your child Elizabeth should be considered pretentious also- like you're implying that you know the Queen of England. And so on. That doesn't make sense to me.

[leosma]

Wow, I'm not a fan of Bronte as a first name, but some of the comments on this topic seem a bit harsh. Why presume, upon hearing this name, that the child's parents are merely trying to appear well-read or that they don't know how to pronounce it? If I heard it, I might imagine that the parents were, I don't know, Bronte fans. I love books. I have a big, fat degree on the wall that says I love them. Does that mean everyone else just started reading when they picked up Twilight? No, it doesn't.

This, this, and this! Well said Beanie, well said.