Comments on: Name of the Day: Brisa http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5907 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:00:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5907 Yeah, I don’t think “rhymes with coarse Scandinavian vernacular for part of the female genitourinary system” should necessarily deter anyone from a name. Even Dick Cheney can walk around without people snickering. Well, at his name, anyway.

]]> By: Elisabeth http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5898 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:00:29 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5898 I LOVE this name. Very short and sweet. ~Elisabeth from examiner.com

]]> By: Mookie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5894 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:04:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5894 Yes, as I mentioned in an above comment, Brita water filters are here in North America. But, seriously, the kid who teases another kid because of a name of a water filter is pretty pathetic. Now, if you named your kid Maytag, that’s another story.

]]> By: Emmy Jo http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5893 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:38:36 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5893 Mine, too.

Once you get over that, it’s quite pretty.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5890 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:32:20 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5890 This is unrelated, but please would you consider Beatrix as NOTD sometime soon? Thanks!

]]> By: bevin http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5871 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:18:04 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5871 I like it, not enough to use it myself but it is a nice name. I initially though BRISS a rather than BREE sa though. BREE sa seemed like too much effort to pronounce, until I read about “bris” that is ;)

Also… do you not have those Brita water filters in the US that are oh so popular in Europe? Worth considering before using it… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brita

]]> By: Allison http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5869 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:49:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5869 What a terrific choice! I just love when I learn about a new name, especially such a pretty one. I always liked the Bree/Brianna names okay, thought they were pretty if a bit downmarket in that Brittany kind of way. Brisa is truly lovely, and so much more sophisticated. The “a” ending is classy and fashionable, and its “breezy” origin give it a real leg up. I did a term paper on Troilus and Cressida; had no idea about the original name!

]]> By: Julie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5868 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:25:20 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5868 Yep, my first thought was “bris”.

]]> By: Mookie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5867 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:52:00 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5867 Oh wow — Didn’t even think of that! I guess that’s another reason to like Brita! ;)

]]> By: Mookie http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/09/name-of-the-day-brisa/#comment-5866 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:08 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2795#comment-5866 Well, we’ll just have to keep in mind that not many people know Swedish, less who would know what the C word in Sweden is, seeing as it doesn’t come up in mature conversation, and even less who would connect it as rhyming to the name Brita. But I guess I’m just an optimist — Perhaps there will be a native Swede some day that starts making fun of poor little Brita, but it seems highly unlikely.

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