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To my mind it's canine! But as plants go, it's more spunky than Fern. As you suggest, it's pretty unisex, so it would need an unambiguous fn: ; Angela Bracken; Valeria Bracken; Albert Bracken; Victor Bracken

Who are you honoring, someone very fond of coastal marsh? Or someone whose name means "from the sea" etc.. ? I would consider it more masculine, unless you were trying to revolt against purity meanings for female names. For first names I suppose I would go for a oxymoron ie Jasper Bracken, contradiction ie Zacchaeus Bracken, or imagery ie Douglas Bracken.

masculine but i don't realy love the sound of it...

I don't really like it. If it is used at all it should be a middle name and only because it is honouring but not a girl name at all.

It's a bit of GP for me. I suppose you can pull it off as a mn. It seems more feminine to me, most plant names do.

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Lydia Bracken
Lucy Bracken
Gloria Bracken
Amy Bracken
Lorelei Bracken
Hannah Bracken
Julie Bracken

This message was edited 2/15/2010, 8:17 AM

I think it could make a middle name, especially if it's honoring. I'm not totally opposed to obscure nature names, and in many cases think they're kind of neat. The only problem with this one is that it looks like it would be a trendy name. I think it would be cool paired with a nice classic, masculine name. Or something Scottish.

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Alasdair Bracken
Benjamin Bracken
Charles Bracken
Edward Bracken
George Bracken
Graeme Bracken
Hamish Bracken
Henry Bracken
Ian Bracken
James Bracken
John Bracken
Niall Bracken
Peter Bracken
Tavish Bracken
Thomas Bracken
Wallace Bracken
William Bracken

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Wow, now I'm totally digging it as a middle name!

Phew! I'm glad when I read it it said "mn"! Because I strongly dislike it, the spelling and the sound. It helps that's it's honoring, that's a plus! I think it's definitely a masculine name, without a doubt. I would cringe even more if I saw it on a girl.

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For fn's, how about:

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Leo Bracken
Theodore / Theo Bracken
Nathaniel Bracken
Walter Bracken
Jude Bracken
Rudolph / Rudy Bracken
James Bracken
Edward Bracken
Harry Bracken
Henry Bracken
Philip Bracken
Peter Bracken

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like any?

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