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I came across the name Brynnafar in a book recently. In it the character's mother had been Welsh (she died before the book took place), while her father was a Saxon. I suppose the Saxon heritage might explain why her name was spelled Brynnafar instead of Brynhwyfar or Brynnhwyfar, unless of course the author simply chose to be nice to her readers. :-) The character went by Brynna for pretty much the whole novel, and was only called by her full name on a couple occasions. (However,I found it odd that the novel took place in 1066 right before the Battle of Hastings, but her father - who was in his mid-forties - was named Richard, which was a name imported to Britain during/after the Norman Conquest. But I digress...)

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So... anybody like Brynnafar? I'm fairly certain it's pronounced BRIN-uh-vahr, and I added it to the site: http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/brynnafar.
I know it's a bit complex (especially with the 'f' pronounced as a 'v'), but I think it looks and sounds lovely, and Brynna is a cute nickname. What do you think?

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This message was edited 8/21/2011, 2:56 PM