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This is my favorite name in the world and been for at least 10 years. I love how it looks, sounds, and "feels."

I don't care for the sound. Plus, that character in atonement. It seems bratty.

I like it. I much prefer the spelling Bryony to Briony (which reminds me of Brian).

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Bronies

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That what it reminds me of.

I kind of like it. I am surprised it hasn't caught on in the US.

I love it for a person. Just do, it's beautiful.

I want to like it - it's unusual, it's botanical, it's interesting. But it sounds like briny. Or Brian-y, as in someone who is like a Brian. And the -ə nee ending reminds me too much of names like Bethany and Tiffany, which I find a bit annoying (and dated).

I want to like it, but I dislike the multiple Y's and I really dislike the nickname Bry. Every Bry I have met (and all alternate spellings in fact) have been snobby types.

I don't really like it - both the look and sound don't appeal to me at all.

I really like it (despite it sounding a bit like Brian). I know a two-year-old Bryony.

I love Bryony. It's on my list and in the top ten. This is the only spelling I like.

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My mum says it sounds too masculine; just Brian with an "ee" put on the end, and whilst I see where's she's coming from, it never really bothers me when I hear myself say it aloud.

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I used to really hate it, but I don't so much anymore. It's still not a favourite, and I don't like how it sounds like briny, but I think it would be lovely on a person in real life. I like the Bryony spelling better than Briony.

I do not like it at all. Bryony is one of those names that don't look good and sound bad as well.

I like it a lot, but am not quite so keen on Briony. I can't stand Brian, so I suspect I prefer Bryony and to a lesser extent Briony owing to the way they look rather than the way they sound, although my long-standing love of Bronwen may play a subconscious part. The plant itself is a bit of a let-down, with flowers that lack any pretensions to being celebrated like, say, Rose, Iris, Marguerite, Violet and Daisy!

Bryony is one of those names that looks better than it sounds (imo). Similar to Aurora, which I find to be a tongue twister. Bryony sounds a bit like "brine-y" in my accent.

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Sounds like something I can't warm up to.

I'm in a fight with myself over it. One side of thinks it sounds like Brianna, which I absolutely loathe and think is the tackiest name ever. One side of me thinks it's all British and Atonement-ish. I don't know.