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I'd pronounce Brianna bree ANN uh. I wouldn't be sure about Briana: I'd guess it was probably pronounced the same as Brianna, but could be bree AH nuh or even Bryan-uh. If I wanted the bree ANN uh pronunciation I'd stick with the most common spelling.

Prefer Brianna

I do pronounce them differently. I say Brianna as bree-anna and Briana as bree-ah-nuh. I prefer Brianna.

I like Brianna better - Briana always seemed incomplete to me. I'd pronounce them the same - bre-ahn-na. I also like Breanna.

I doln't really have a preference, I like them all, but if asked to pick a "default" spelling I'd pick Brianna. I'd just pronounce Briana, Breanna, and Brianna the same way: Bree-ANN-a.

My sister is Briana. I actually prefer the spelling Breanna though. She goes by Bri/Bree or sometimes Breeze or Breezy.

Briana is better IMO.

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And yes I pronounce them differently. Briana rhymes with Ana and Brianna rhymes with Anna. I've seen people mix those up before but idk.

I say Briana as Bree-AH-nuh and Brianna as Bree-A-nuh, with a short A like in cat. Brianna is one of the few names where I prefer the -anna ending. It sounds and feels more natural to say, and I'm more used to it.

I'd be more likely to say Briana like "bree-awn-a" and Brianna like "bree-anna."

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To me, Briana emphasizes the fact that it's from Brian, and Brianna is more like it's from Bri+Anna.

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I think Briana looks a little better. They would suit different middle names, do you know what kind of middle name you're going to use?

I prefer the look of Briana. Most -anna names I prefer as -ana (though I like Anna alone just fine). I think the one N spelling looks more polished/tailored; it helps me focus on the sounds of the name. The extra N just seems unnecessary to me.

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I pronounce both Briana and Brianna as bree-AHN-ə, unless I know the bearer is a bree-AN-ə. Bree-AHN-ə sounds more pleasant to me.

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I'd be slightly more likely to think a Briana was pronounced bree-AHN-ə and a Brianna was pronounced bree-AN-ə.

I wouldn't pronounce them differently. I prefer the Brianna spelling. I just think it looks nicer.

Brianna, Briana looks odd.