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Re: Brontë / Bronte
I am going to be honest, it sounds ugly to me.I also don't believe that it became popular because of the Brontë sisters because it seems to have shown up suddenly in the 70s or so.I am wondering if there was a soap opera character named this because it seems so...unlikely...to just randomly use this as a given name. It doesn't sound too name-y like Lindsay or Ashley do.I don't know. It looks better with the trema and at least you can claim that you named them after the sisters (which I guess most people didn't) but it could cause a lot of trouble on documents so maybe not. Depends on how normal this is in your area and whether they can easily print it that way on diplomas etc.No, it seems feminine to me because of the sisters.It feels dated even though it was never super common because it fits into the Brooke, Brianna, Brandy category. I feel like Br-names are out of style.Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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It’s very popular in Australia, where Bronte Beach is the next beach along from the iconic Bondi Beach. I strongly suspect that is the inspiration.
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