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| 765.1 | Brieyan | FLYWAY::SCHORNO | | Fri Feb 21 1992 08:11 | 15 |
| Hi Again,
The actual spelling and pronunciation was wrong in my original
note for a girl. We've sorta agreed on:
Brieyan ( pronounced Bree-an or Bree-en, long ee, then short a
or e, but not Bree-un). Also, with the accent on the first part.
It's not easy to make a sound in writing. 8*)
Good thing we still have 6 months left....we're so excited!!!
Thanks again,
Kathy
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| 765.2 | | SELL1::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Fri Feb 21 1992 08:34 | 11 |
| I would automatically pronounce it "BREE-an" - and I think it is a
pretty name.
On the other hand, Jourdan (regardless of spelling) is getting to be a
highly overused name for boys. Expect a few others in his class when
he goes to school. The spelling doesn't make a difference - you don't
hear a spelling.
IMHO,
K.C.
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| 765.3 | Names | KYOA::CHANG | | Fri Feb 21 1992 09:22 | 20 |
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I would also pronounce Brieyan BREE-an, and I really like the name.
How do you pronounce Jlona? The closest name that comes to mind
is Illona, and that combination sounds nice together.
For more middle names, how about:
Brieyan Arianna Schorno
Brieyan Amanda Schorno
Brieyan Victoria Schorno
Brieyan Olivia Schorno
Brieyan Paige Schorno
Brieyan Michelle Schorno
Although I like Jourdan Alexander for a boy, I don't like the spelling.
It does seem to be gaining in popularity. That may or maynot be a
problem for you. Have you considered Gordon Alexander?
Congratulations and best of luck.
Chris
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| 765.4 | More info. | FLYWAY::SCHORNO | | Mon Feb 24 1992 05:40 | 35 |
| Thanks for the replies....it was nice to see some positive feed-
back on Brieyan. My husband and I came up with it last spring while
sitting on on the side of the lake in Z�rich and talking about
the children we would some day have. Since then, we've spent many
memorable moments writing down possible spellings, but still haven't
decided on one. Roger really likes Breyan, but don't you think it
would be pronounced Braa-an? - like Grey. Any other ideas for
spelling?
The name Jlona is my mother-in-law's name and we think it sounds
nice together as a middle name. Plus, I'm sure it would make her
proud. It's pronounced Eelona. Long e, long o and short a. I also
like the name Michelle, but don't like the sound of "SH" back to
back with our last name. It looks like we'll go with Brieyan...if
we can find a nice spelling for it.
Jourdan is actually my husband's first choice, and although I like
it......., it's not my favorite, and again, I'm not certain on the
spelling. And, if it's gotten to be popular lately, then I really
want to avoid it. We've been living in Switzerland for the last
four years, so haven't been in touch with the latest popular names.
They have some real winners over here, and as much as we would like
to use a German name, we just can't find one that we like. Plus, we
want names that will work well in both places, since we plan to
move back to the states eventually.
Thanks again for your help....We'd love any more suggestions for boys
names you might have that aren't too common and perhaps variations for
the spelling of Brieyan.
Danke,
Kathy
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| 765.5 | Brianne or Derek? | TIPTOE::STOLICNY | | Mon Feb 24 1992 08:56 | 26 |
|
I personally prefer the spelling Brianne or Breanne, but then I'm not
one to go for unusual spellings. I would certainly hesitate before
guessing at the pronounciation of Brieyan ... though I suppose I
could figure it out since Brie cheese is pronounced "bree".
For what it's worth, my babynames book has an entry for Briana with
the variations: Breanne, Brianna, Brianne, Bryana, Brina, Breana, etc.
The description is: Briana (Irish Gaelic) "strong." A feminine
form of Brian.
I agree with the someone else that Jordan is very popular in the US
for both boys and girls. I do like the name but I'm not sure I
like the way it sounds with your last name: Jourdan Schorno...kinda
sing-song. How about?:
Jeremy Schorno
Eric Schorno
Evan Schorno
Jared Schorno
Derek Schorno (German in origin and sounds great, IMO!)
Good luck,
Carol
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| 765.6 | my 2 cents worth! | RTOEU::KRICKS | Kim Ricks - M�nchen, Germany | Mon Feb 24 1992 10:18 | 28 |
| For german names that aren't too too weird:
Nikki (pronounce like nick - ee)
Katya
Christiane
(pronounced Christi - ana is very popular here in Germany anything that
ends in an 'e' is pronounced as an "a".)
Kirsten
Brigitte
Doris
Karen
For boys names:
Michael
Thomas
Christian
Theo (pronounced Tay - o )
Andreas
Max
Stefan
just a few suggestions.....
Regards,
Kim
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| 765.7 | | SENIOR::JANDROW | Voulez-vous venir?......... | Fri Feb 28 1992 07:52 | 15 |
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I love the name you've picked. I even have it on my list
of names for when I finally have kids. I, however, have it
spelled Bryanna. While I like the name Jordan, it is getting
too popular. I do like Jarad (and it even kind looks Swiss %^})
and it's pretty close Jordan. Whatever ya decide, good luck. And
enjoy Switzerland. I've been there once and want ever so much to go
back.
-raquel
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| 765.8 | Br......n ??? | FLYWAY::SCHORNO | | Mon Mar 02 1992 10:24 | 29 |
| Hi Again,
Well, we're getting more and more set on Breean. Oh, this is
a lot more difficult than I ever imagined, but fun too. As you
can tell, we just haven't come up with a spelling that really
does justice to the pronounciation. Our idea is to have the
accent on the first syllable, with the last part sounding more
like just n, rather than Ann. Any thoughts on this? Maybe we're
just trying for a name that just won't come off like that, but
we'd sure like to try and make it work.
Roger has sorta accepted that Jordan isn't the right name for a
boy.....I forgot who mentioned it, was it Carol? But you're right,
it doesn't go too well with Schorno: Jor --> Schor
I'd forgotten about the name that I'd once written down in the
back of our baby name book as a favorite. It's Taylor, so now
we're thinking about that one. My sister recently told me that
their good friends had named their baby boy Taylor, but that until
then, she had only heard of it as a girls name. Is it also becoming
very popular in the States? Any others know about it being mostly
a girls name? We'd want it for a boy.
'Nuf for now. Thanks again for your suggestions, I especially love
to hear that others really like Br..... however it'll be spelled.8^)
Kathy
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| 765.9 | Taylor and Brieyn | SELL3::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Mon Mar 02 1992 10:37 | 11 |
| Re: Taylor
Yes, it is VERY popular as a girls' name. I personally don't like it
as either a boys' name OR a girls' name.
Re: Breeee....
Brieyan or Brieyen...or even just Brieyn. The last one is almost
GUARANTEED to be pronounced with the accent at the beginning.
K.C.
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| 765.10 | y | FLYWAY::VERLOOP | | Thu Mar 05 1992 08:05 | 9 |
| Hi Kathy
how about Alex or Alec for a boy, since you decided for Alexander
as a middle name - why don't you make it a frist name. Or how about
Roger Junior?
For a girl, sice you like Taylor and it is too popular, put it in
second place : Brieyan Taylor, Brieyan T. Schorno........
Bye for now, Sonja
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| 765.11 | Riley or Reilly | FLYWAY::SCHORNO | | Mon Mar 09 1992 05:30 | 11 |
| We're still at it and changing our minds every two seconds. My
husband said to me the other night, "Is this usual for couples
to have such a hard time agreeing on a name?" I just laughed
and tried to assure him that it's "normal" for a lot of people.
Our newest boy name is Riley Alexander......hope Riley hasn't
become a trendy name in the States. What do ya' think?
Thanks again for your input.
Kathy
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| 765.12 | | KYOA::CHANG | | Tue Mar 17 1992 13:20 | 10 |
| I haven't heard of using Riley as a first name here in the states.
As far as having a tough time picking the perfect name for your
baby, that is usually all part of the preparation and fun. I
had some names in mind before I got pregnant- both for boys and
girls. But when I was pregnant, it was fun scrambling them into
different combinations to get the sounds just right. Good luck
with the name game.
Chris
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