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[Opinions] Brinley
What do you think about Brinley?I think it's one of the prettier newly popular -ley names, I just don't like the meaning.
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I am surprised it’s been more popular in recent years because it seemed like it should have peaked in the early 2000s, as a successor to Brittany, Ashley, Brianna, etc. I think it sounds very dated and has almost no substance; just a mashup of a popular prefix and suffix. I was kind of disappointed when a friend of mine named her daughter this recently because I find very little to like about it. :/
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I secretly like Brinley. I even (gasp) like the name Brynlee. It's definitely trendy, but I don't think it's a monstrosity. It's just a typical English last name ending in -ley. There's nothing particularly special about it, but it sounds cute to me. But what do I know? I also like the name Paisley!
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Here in South Africa I only know of one Brinley, and he is the son of a South African mother and a Welsh father. I've got no idea how or why they picked the name; the mother comes from a family with a tradition of naming children with A names, and this couple went on to have daughters named Alexandra and Abigail. Maybe it was a family name on the dad's side, or maybe they just thought that B was close enough to A!I can't say I like it, and I'd never think of it as pretty.
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Its ok
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I think it's horrendous. Usually, I would try not to be so forceful, but this name has always bugged me. I remember the first time I heard it and it made me irritable. That girl was actually named Brynnley which is even worse. It's like a terrible combination of Brenda and Kayley. Eek.
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I would never use it, but I was quite surprised to see how many people hate it ;)To me it sounds like Bryn + Lee and I do like Bryn a lot and don't have problems with the -ley/leigh/lidh ending as I do like Eilidh a lot. So I thought it would do a lot better here than Paisley or Kaylee. To me it sounds very nature-y and calm. But yes, it is very trendy and I can understand it's not popular here, just expected this to fare a bit better ;) I wonder if I should have asked about Brynlee instead, maybe that brings up a different image?
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I wouldn't mind Brynlee though! It's just Brinley that I think looks terrible.
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I think people here by and large hate Br- names. I'm not sure why. I do too. I can see the appeal of Brynn if I give it some thought. It's kind of romantic, kind of poetic.
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I don't think it's the "Br" that repels peoplePlenty of people like Brigid (and variants), Branwen, Bronwen, and Bryony. (I may be one of the few who love Brynhild and Brunhilde.) I think what people object to is the "Br...l(e)y" sequence.
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I think it's awful. Just sounds stuck together. How about Briony or Bryony?

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I’m not even a fan of Brynn, but it’s way better than Brinley.
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I sort of like it, but I think Brynn is better.
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I sort of like it, but I think Brynn is better.
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Just another, boring, trendy, juvenile "-ley" name. I don’t care for it.
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Hate itIt's ugly and totally lacking in substance or charm.
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I don't like it at all. It's very juvenile and tacky. It's hard to take it seriously or imagine it on an older individual.
Brinley and all its variants is just a passing trend of a name. Or a so called "name".
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Nope, don't like it. Brin-leeee is all I hear. Good name for a pet.
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I wouldn't even name a pet Brinley. It's a horrible sound.
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