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Help[Opinions] Re: Briar
in reply to a message by BBH
It's female, but I dislike it for females. A briar is a thorny bush. The only reason it ever worked is because it was paired with Rose.
Christina Rossetti (yeah I know):
The lily has a smooth stalk,
Will never hurt your hand;
But the rose upon her briar
Is lady of the land.
There's sweetness in an apple tree,
And profit in the corn;
But lady of all beauty
Is a rose upon a thorn.
When with moss and honey
She tips her bending briar,
And half unfolds her glowing heart,
She sets the world on fire.
Just Briar with no Rose ... it'd seem frumpy on most women (not all). I wouldn't want to be named Briar. "Briar Rose" for a real person seems schmaltzy to me though.
On a male... well, if I didn't already think of it as a female name, I'd be strongly in favor. I like names for guys that refer to natural objects but that don't have passive or "tender" connotations, and the sound of Briar is kind of growly so I think it seems plenty masculine.
Christina Rossetti (yeah I know):
The lily has a smooth stalk,
Will never hurt your hand;
But the rose upon her briar
Is lady of the land.
There's sweetness in an apple tree,
And profit in the corn;
But lady of all beauty
Is a rose upon a thorn.
When with moss and honey
She tips her bending briar,
And half unfolds her glowing heart,
She sets the world on fire.
Just Briar with no Rose ... it'd seem frumpy on most women (not all). I wouldn't want to be named Briar. "Briar Rose" for a real person seems schmaltzy to me though.
On a male... well, if I didn't already think of it as a female name, I'd be strongly in favor. I like names for guys that refer to natural objects but that don't have passive or "tender" connotations, and the sound of Briar is kind of growly so I think it seems plenty masculine.
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