Bryony

Brian-ee
Latin flower name
"to sprout"

Bryony Origin and Meaning

The name Bryony is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "to sprout".

Bryony is an unusually strong plant name --the bryony is a wild climbing vine with green flowers --that caught on in the U.K. before sprouting here. The name of the young character in the Ian McEwan novel Atonement is spelled Briony, which is the variation and Bryony the original.

Bryony sounds a lot fresher than the now dated Brittany. Pronunciation is like Brian with an ee at the end, though the name bears no relationship to the male Brian or Bryan.

# 533 on Nameberry

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Famous People Named Bryony

  • Bryony Lavery
    British playwright
  • Bryony Gordon
    English journalist
  • Bryony Elisabeth Shaw
    English Olympic windsurfer
  • Bryony Afferson
    English actress
  • Bryony Rebecca Corrigan
    English Actress
  • Bryony Hannah
    English actress
  • Bryony Brind
    British ballerina
  • Bryony Kate Frances Page
    British individual trampolinist

Bryony in Pop Culture

  • Bryony
    childhood name of the main character in R.J. Anderson's "Knife"
  • Bryony
    wrapping elf in animated film "Arthur Christmas"
  • Bryony
    mouse character in Brian Jacques' "Outcast of Redwall"