Bryony - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ syll. bryo-ny, br-y-ony ] The girl name Bryony is pronounced BRAYahNiy ^KEY. Bryony is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. From bryony ; bryonia ; bryo 'to grow, sprout'. The first name is taken from the flower name bryony, in reference to the perennial tendril-climbing herb, ultimately of the Latin 'bryonia' and the Old Greek bryo ('to grow, sprout'). Unlike other plant names, this is derived from an insignificant species, suggesting that the first name could have come into use as a feminine form of Brian. The name was first used by English speakers only in the 20th century. Forms of the name include the English names Brion, Brioni, and Briony. See also the related form, the English and Irish Brian.

Bryony is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Bryony include the English Briony, the Czech Baruna, the English Breena, the English Breonna, the English Briahna, the English and Irish Briana, the English Brianda, the English and Irish Brianna, the English Brianni, the English Briauna, the English Brieon, the English Briona, the English Brione, the English Brioni, the English Brionna, the English and Welsh Bronia, the English Bryana, the English Bryanna, the English Bryauna, and the English Berna.

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