Bryony

Never say never.

I love this name, and it's going in a story, somewhere.

This is cute.

I think the description has been updated. It now says "brian-ee" not "brian-nee", but I still think that "briar-nee" is a better way of expressing how this name is pronounced.

There is no actual connection between the name Bryony and Brian/Bryan, except for a similarity in the sound. Bryony is a plant name. The NB guide says that it is pronounced Brian-nee, but I would say it is more like Briar-nee. You don't pronounce the 'n' sound twice. The fact that they use the name Brian in the example kind of exaggerates any similarity between the names. As far as I know, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, etc are the feminine versions of Brian/Bryan. Bryony is not, and Briony is a variant of Bryony.

A character in the webcomic "Battlepug" is named Bryony. She's a young red-haired girl, probably about 10, with magic powers over plants... and the ability to swear like a sailor.

Such a beautiful name

I would pronounce this "Bry-oh-nee"

Never of course, but the connection is too strong for me.
Anways, British actress Bryony Hannah is a nice namesake, I love her role of Sister Mary Cynthia in Call the midwife. I don't associate Bryony to Brony as much as I did before.
I'd never use it though. It's not of my style and completely unusable here in Chile.

Your preferred pronounciation would make more sense with the spelling Briony. Bryony has the y sound in it so most people would think that it was pronounced bryan-ee. Plus, bree-ah-nee comes with the cute nicknames Annie (a bit of a stretch), Bri and Bria. :)

I wouldn't worry about it. Since when has a girl been called a Brony?

Loved this name in Atonement. Watch it - gets you used to the correct pronunciation. :)

A hit and run character on A Touch of Frost tv show is named Bryony. They have it pronounced as Bri-ann-E (long I, short a, long e). I never had heard of this name until I watch a rerun of the Frost show.

Would it be a complete mispronunciation to say it "Bree-ah-nee"? Or can there be 2 correct pronunciations? Because I think Bree-ah-nee sounds a lot better, rhymes with peony which is pretty. I think Brian-nee just sounds like a weird offshoot of Brian.

Refreshing botanical name.

I really dislike the name Bryan, so this pronunciation I naturally dislike. However, pronounced BREE-ah-nee it becomes fresh, vibrant, and beautiful! I would consider using this pronunciation for a future child.

I've heard it pronounced BREE-uh-nee before.

I like this name, with the pronounciation Brian-nee, but I've heard people pronounce it "briney" which sounds like fishy

It sounds weird, makes me think of a horse.

I think this is a mouthful, but it does look pretty

If Bronwen is too bulky for you there's this pretty gem.

A pretty and appealing name. I have a workmate in Australia called this and she gets many compliments on her name.

I hate the way it sounds!

Just one letter away from Brony.

i would probably really like this name if my brain didn't associate it with "Bronies".

This is so cute, I like the flower association!

I think this name is a real gem, pronounced the correct way. Very underused, but still with history. And I love vines.

I'd like it better if it was prn. bree-AH-ny

I prefer Briony, but this is nice alternative.