Cornish name - Bryher?

[SharonF]

Hi all

I am from Cornwall and really want a Cornish name for our baby. We are really happy with boys' names:
Jago - Cornish for James (Grandad's name/OH middle name)
Jowan - Cornish for John ( Papa's name)

However, I am stuck for girls' names as I don't like many of the traditional names, such as Morwenna, Demelza etc as I know lots of girls from school with these names. I am really keen on Bryher (pr: 'Briar'), it is an island off of Cornwall (Isles of Scilly) and sounds very pretty and natural - just what I am after.

What do you think? Will the poor girl always be having to spell out her name and have people mispronounce it?

It will be Bryher May.

Opinions please!

Thanks x

 

[evewidow]

bryer may makes me think of brian may sorry lol ! is may a middle name or a surname ?

 

[LoolaBear]

i love it and think its really pretty.
i used to play this game called the legend of briar rose, it was kinda based on the sleeping beauty stories.
i think Bryher Rose is a very very pretty name so thats my suggestion but bryher is a very pretty name, and i love cornish names. xxx

 

[evewidow]

i should have said i actually quite like bryer just not with may .

 

[CedarWood]

I love it!

It looks the way it sounds. People may think to spell it differently but that is ok. I always have to spell my surname out to people when they need to write it down and it does not bother me.

I think it is a good choice of a name I like it with May.

 

[SharonF]

bryer may makes me think of brian may sorry lol ! is may a middle name or a surname ?

Yeah, that was one of my concerns!! May is the middle name so it's not too bad as it won't be used very often. I really want to use May as the middle name, no matter the first name, as it is the name of both my and my OH's favourite grandmothers!