It is also often spelled Bryonie

Briony as Brian-ee never confused me. But I think I heard it before I encountered it.

But growing up I had the opposite problem with Chelsea, which I thought was pronounced SHELL-see-uh. I think I didn’t figure it out until high school when Clinton became president.

I always thought Briony was Bree-uh-nee.

Now you are saying it is Brian-ee? She is for a lifetime of correcting people.

There is also Brianna. There must be so many parents who wanted a boy and to name him Brian/Bryan.

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Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

Except many people pronounce Eva as "Eh vah", which is very similar to "ay vah" Eee vah is just one language's pronunciation of a name that exists in many languages.

That doesn't mean they "sound the same." It certainly doesn't mean you can't offer a name for a list.

Guess what? Canadians pronounce "been" like "bean." Whoop-dee-doo.

I’ve only ever met people who pronounce Eva as Ehh—va. If you heard this on the playground it would be indistinguishable from Ava. It’s like Lara and Laura—yes, there’s a slight variation in pronunciation, but the names sound the same.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

Except many people pronounce Eva as "Eh vah", which is very similar to "ay vah" Eee vah is just one language's pronunciation of a name that exists in many languages.

That doesn't mean they "sound the same." It certainly doesn't mean you can't offer a name for a list.

Guess what? Canadians pronounce "been" like "bean." Whoop-dee-doo.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

Except many people pronounce Eva as "Eh vah", which is very similar to "ay vah" Eee vah is just one language's pronunciation of a name that exists in many languages.

Ivy
Camille
Cecilia

Diana
Evelyn
Elizabeth
Suzanne
Susanna
Rosalie
Josephine
Lisa
Maria
Julietta

Imogene
Georgette or Georgina
Mavis

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Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

To-ma-to
To-mah-to

Eva and Ava sound enough alike that you wouldn’t have two in the same family.

You must find language very confusing.

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Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

To-ma-to
To-mah-to

Eva and Ava sound enough alike that you wouldn’t have two in the same family.

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Anonymous wrote:Eva

Ava is ranked in the top 5 most used names... They sound the same.

Ayy-vah
Eee-vah

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Anonymous wrote:Sloan
Kathleen
Vivian
Margaret

This is extremely popular amongst the UMC on the East Coast. I don't expect it will make national U.S. traction, but it has hit peak in certain demographics. Vivian is right there as well.

I’m in Seattle suburbia and Sloan/Sloane is very common here too.

Sloane is SO popular among UMC preppy set. I think its a bit derivative of the whole Sloane Ranger thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloane_Ranger

Yes, that was pointed out on a prior page.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re thinking about Meera/Mira. Anyone know one?

Yes, she's in elementary now.

I know 4 in K - 1st grade.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of my favorites that I don't hear often are:
Juliette
Carly
Brooke
Clio
Elle
Paige
Bryony

How do you pronounce Bryony?

It's Bry-o-nee. That's actually my cats name because I liked it so much and didn't have a girl!

Isn't that the awful girl from Atonement, but she spelled it Briony.

It is the same name but the y spelling Bryony is the original. Although if you read the book atonement the girl comes off much better and more complex than in the movie.

I like the name and have been toying with using it as a middle but someone pointed out that it sounds a bit like Brian-ee and that ended it for me. LOL