Bryher

BRY-er

Cornish

"place of hills"

Bryher Origin and Meaning

The name Bryher is a girl's name of Cornish origin meaning "place of hills".

Bryher, a homophone of Briar, is the name of an Isle of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall. It was the penname of novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman, who chose the name in honor of the island. Today, Bryher is seen as a girl name in Cornwall, where it is used as a variation of up-and-coming Briar. Five girls were given the name in a recent year.