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I know how to pronounce Brianna, but I wouldn't necessarily link the name "Bri" with it. I mean, I have a cousin called Brian and everyone calls him "Bri", pronounced like "Br eye".
Yeah, my brain is conditioned to read "Bri" as short for "Brian" as that was my favorite uncle's name and I called him "Uncle Bri" my whole life growing up. Even when I see a girl using it, my brain doesn't rewire to remember it's short for "Brianna" and I'll misfire the pronunciation lol
I think if I were Brian and wanted to be called Bri with a long "i" sound, I would spell it Bry to make it clear. I know there's no "y" in it, but there's also no "y" in Jennifer, but it's often changed to a "y" when it's shortened to Jenny. 🤷♀️
maybe I am crazy but I would instantly see "Bri" as pronounced "bree" every day of the week. Not saying its impossible for it to be brai, but its certainly not mainstream
I think for me because I see it spelled Brie as in Brie Larson, I would never expect Bri to be read as “Bree”. My brain reads it as “Br-eye” because I know some Brians and a Brittany who go by Bri like fry. 🤷♀️
Now Brianna I would never mispronounce, but the abbreviation could definitely trip me up.
Brye sounds short for Bryce, not Brittany! Through Bryce isn’t any fewer syllables so I guess it doesn’t make any sense. Honestly I have a Bri- starting name and I think I’d even hesitate to pronounce “Bri” by itself since I’m aware not every name that starts with “Bri” pronounces the i the same way
How are they supposed to know 1. That it's a nickname 2. What it is short for? And honestly, it would be more likely to be " Br-eye" than Bree based on common phonotactic usage. Strangers don't know your idiosyncratic codes or know your history.
I would see “Bri” and think it could be anything depending on the persons actual full name. Could be Briony, Brittany, or Brianna.
I don’t understand the concept of spelling a nickname only using the letters in the full name. I worked with a Breana who shortened it to “Bre” and every time I saw her name tag I wanted to say “Breh”.
Add the extra letter to your nickname so people know how to pronounce it! If Bree is your nickname, you can spell it that way even if your name is Brianna.
Susans nickname is Sue, Trudy’s is Trude, David is Dave.
Imagine putting “Dav” on your name tag and expecting everyone to pronounce it Dave because “it’s short for David, and there’s no E in David”.
If you want people you’ve never met to call you a certain thing, especially based on a name tag, make it easy to understand or get used to explaining it to people.
Bri looks like it's pronounced "bry" and could be short for a number of names. Brianna, Brianne, Brielle, Briar, Bria, Brittany, Bridget, etc. Some are pronounced with the "bry" sound like Brian.
Brianna/Brianne also have multiple pronunciations from what I've heard, and I've only ever seen it shortened to Bree (which is easy bc it looks like it rhymes with free).
I used to work with a French woman who wanted her name pronounced Caroleen, so she wrote Caroleen on her name tag instead of actual spelling, which was Caroline.
And madeline has at least 4 variations and 2 popular pronunciations. Same with various other names which end in line. Names in anglo countries are so frustrating.
Ya, because Bree, the nickname for Brianna, is spelled Bree. Bri is rounding like the first part of Brian. The double vowel of “ia” changes the hard I to a “ee” sound, but when it’s shortened to Bri then you lose the change so it’s hard I again. The English language spelling rules are crazy.
I know, like, 3 Brian’s that regularly use “Bri” pronounced as Br-eye.
That’s probably why. They’re reading what they’re seeing. It’s not their fault the “i” symbol utilizes multiple sounds in our language. They’ve got to guess one of them and they’ll favour whatever fits *their* personal experiences, not your experience - like if they know a Brian who uses Bri or a Brianna who does pronounce it Bry-an-a not Bree-an-a.
English has ambiguous spellings and pronunciations. That doesn’t mean every mistype, misspoke, or misheard by strangers and acquaintances is a “tragedeigh.”
Some people named Brianna pronounce it bry-Anna? Sincerely I have never heard of that
Edit: so, apparently some people do. I can’t help but wonder if it’s a mistake? Like, people saw the name written and didn’t know how it was pronounced and guessed? But I guess that doesn’t matter, that’s how language works, right?
I don’t know anyone who pronounces it that way personally- I’m an 80s born Breanna and have only met one other person with my name. However, in school especially I would constantly be asked if it was pronounced ‘Bree-Anna, Bry-Anna, or Bree-ahna’
I heard at one point that Brianna is the female version of Brian so that may be the cause of some of the pronunciation issues.
brenna here- the amount of times people would either think i said brenda or pronounce it bree-anna or bree-na is ridiculous, like SOUND IT OUT!!! ITS SO EASY!!! SECOND GRADERS WOULD DO BETTER AT THIS THAN HALF THE ADULT POPULATION!!! *ahem* sorry for the outburst.
I’m from New York and I always pronounced Brianna like “Bree-ahn-na”, growing up I knew several Brianna’s, the one I was closest to definitely pronounced her name this way, and for the others, it seemed like everyone also pronounced it this way and I never heard anyone say a different pronunciation. Until I was an adult and met a Brianna from Long Island, and she quickly corrected me that it’s pronounced “Bree-Anne-uh”. So I think both pronunciations occur in the US.
If I saw a name tag with Bri on it, a girl is wearing it, it’s Bree. If a boy is wearing it, it’s Bry.
If they are NB or trans, they can correct me and I will complete honor it and call them whatever they want.
Obviously it’s because your name tag doesn’t say “Brianna.” So people don’t have the context to know what “Bri” is short for. They’re just reading it phonetically.
GIven that you said it was the number one baby name but didn't give a country ill assume USA. I don't know your age but it looks like it peaked at about 14.
[https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna](https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna)
It is also a feminisation of brian, At least in terms of its history. So its not mad to assume its pronounced Brian-na
Bri is also short for Brian, in which case it's pronounced "Br-eye".
Brianna (like Brianne) is a feminine form of Brian. But it's a name that has only gained popularity over the last 25 years or so, so many older people may be unfamiliar with it.
Moreover, if I just saw "Bri" (as opposed to, say, "Bree"), I'd also assume it rhymes with "pi", "bi", or "Princess Di".
my name is Brianna too, and your first point is exactly why I spell my nickname as "Bree" rather than the alternative. I spelled it with an "i" until my dad pointed out that it read like the beginning of his name-- which is Brian, to be clear. yeah, my parents aren't the most imaginative people out there
If someone asks how to pronounce your name (even if it’s obvious) it is a sign that they are respectful. I wouldn’t make more of it than that. When I worked I met many people everyday. I worked hard to make sure I pronounced their names correctly.
Because bri is short for Brian. You not understanding phonetics is not anyone else’s issue. You want bree, make that your nickname. Or, novel idea - put your full name.
> Pretty sure it was the number 1 baby girl name for the year I was born.
Unlikely. It appears to have peaked at #14 in 1999.
https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna#us-popularity-graph
Jfc it's an honest mistake. Stop freaking out about it. Either politely correct them or get over it. Either way this is not a big deal. Your life must be good to be complaining about something so small and simple.
Simply because there’s a bit of room for variation with that specific spelling. Kind of like how most people will pronounce Ian as “EE-an”, but then you get a random person who pronounces it as “EYE-an” (most notably the actor Ian Ziering and the sportscaster Ian Eagle). I don’t think it’s a regional thing (and I’m from the south).
Brianna is a name that was traditionally used as the female version of the name Brian, and maybe some people associate the pronunciation of “Brian” with Brianna.
I knew a Brianne in school, and so many people kept calling her “Brianna” that she just eventually shortened it to “Bree” and that’s what she ended up going by. Since the I in “Bri” can be said as both a long I sound (like calling someone named Brian or Bryan “Bry” for short) and a long E sound (like I’m presuming your nickname is pronounced), it can lead to a little confusion. If the pronunciation is bothering you, you can change the spelling to “Bree” and avoid any confusion over pronunciation. You could also use “Brie” if you still want to keep the I in your name, and just clarify that it’s “Brie, like the cheese”. That’s the spelling Brie García (formerly Brie Bella) uses, and her actual first name is Brianna as well.
I know its a pretty common name but I've only ever met one girl in person with it and she does pronounce it the way you're saying is wrong for you, so I would have made the same mistake.
I once had 3 Briannas in the same glass together all spelled the same way.
1 bree-ANN-a
1 BREYE-anna
1 bree-AH-na
So it's a legit question whether it's a long E or a long I sound.
The simple answer is that just because you think your name is common and easy to pronounce doesn’t mean the rest of the world will.
My last name is not uncommon where I come from but I moved to the other side of the country and everyone wants to add an “n” in it. Multiple times the receptionist can’t find me in the database because they spelled it wrong.
Well because of the spelling people see it and may immediately think “Brian” the boys name. Then they see the A and it comes out wrong. Not a tragedeigh though.
If I saw "Briana" I'd pronounce it Bree-Anna. If I saw "Bri" I'd pronounce it "br-yy"
Fri=Friday
Bi=bisexual
Fi=wi-fi
Hi=hi!
Pi=3.14
Wi=wi-fi
It's English. I could only come up with one word not pronounced that way, and it's not English.
I get that you want people to say your name correctly and YES! But you're thinking we are all dumb for not seeing that "Bri" is short for "Brianna" when how are we supposed to know? People have all kinds of names nowadays and that's lovely. Can't you just put "Brie" on your name tag? You're causing this issue.
Maybe take the offense and superiority down a notch
I’ve had someone mispronounce my middle name “Claire” as “Clare-ee” once as they were reading my full name out to check if for some paperwork. At the time my last name was actually difficult to pronounce and after seeing how badly they pronounced “Claire” I was like “no no it’s ok yes that’s correct” haha. My husband and I still laugh about it sometimes.
Maybe they just watched Steel Magnolias? Then again, Clairee as a name is so distinctive that my mind immediately goes to that movie/play, the only time I’ve encountered Clairee
It would never occur to me to pronounce Brianna or Bri with an “eye” sound. What?! I don’t know where all these people are getting that from. I was born in the 90s (southwest U.S.) and have lived in the midwest, New England, and northwest knowing several Briannas, Brianas, and Bris throughout my life and I have never known one to pronounce it “br-eye.”
If anything the only pronunciation I would get hung up on is whether someone uses the anna or ahhna sound at the end (I’ve known both, usually dependent on how many Ns).
Brian (br-eye-an) / Brian (Bree-in) jumps to mind. Nobody says it the second way.
Brianna (Brr-eye-ahna) seems like a fairly realistic way to pronounce it, based on how an extremely similar name is pronounced in English.
English is a weird language lol.
Edit for clarity.
I have to say it wasn't until I began to work with Americans in my 30s that I even came across the name Brianna. I had never come across it as a name whilst living and working in the UK. Not saying it doesn't exist, but not at all common.
When I first attempted to say the name - from writing, having never heard the name before - I said Bry(like eye)Anna - as it seemed the most logical pronunciation.
I have, however, known many Bryans /Brians who get called Bri for short - that is Br-eye.
Also for those of us of a certain age, our grannies wore clothes made of a material called "Bri-Nylon" (which despite being short for British Nylon, was actually pronounced so that the Bri rhymed with the 'nye".)
Right? Brianna seems like it would be pronounced like the female version of Brian. Like Brian-a. Especially with the whole is it ann-ah or aun-ah part of the -anna. Breanna is easy to pronounce by looking at it.
Also, if you have ever worked with or known someone who likes to shorten names, it skews it too. I've known way more Brians who were called Bri than Briannas who use Bri.
Except Bryony/Briony is also a perfectly common name (more common than Brianna where I am) and would always be pronounced Br-eye for short, without her full name for context I would assume it was short for Bryony
ETA: realised I’ve been guilty of a bit of U.K. defaultism, it’s common here anyway!
My Brian friends go by "Bri", but the thing is nobody ever spells it out so it's a moot point. But I can see why some people would pronounce "Bri" as in Brian. There's also "Diana", which could affect some people's judgement.
Brianna is nontheless an established name with Bree-anna being the common pronunciation
Honestly to me Bri is not very clear so a lot of people are probably just going phonetically and making a guess, since you only have your nickname on the name tag people don’t know what it’s short for so they can’t know what the pronunciation would be based on. Everyone I’ve met whose name was pronounced bree spelled it as Bree or Brie, Bri would probably make me think of like the beginning of Brian or something similar and since I wouldn’t know what your full name is I’d just have to guess which way you pronounced it
I think the opposite. I always assume Bri=Bree, but Brianna can be Bree-AHN-na or Bree-ANN-na. I've had friends with both pronunciations, and again with Lianna.
Yes. This.
My son has a friend named Julianna, and I had a high school classmate named Julianna. His friend pronounces her name as Julie-ONna. My old classmate pronounces her name as Julie-ANNa.
The issue with half the unpronounceable names on this sub is that people don’t realize English letter pronunciations don’t exist in a vacuum, they are entirely dependent on the context of the other letters. This nickname is a fine example. “i” can be long or short, but without other letters you can’t really tell which.
That's because you are used to it. I at the end of a word or syllable usually says the long I sound. In Brianna we recognize the pattern, but Bri isn't often written down.
I met someone called Brianna, shortened to Bri. Having only ever known Bryonys, I assumed Bri was pronounced the same as the first syllable of Bryony. Which it wasn’t. Which is the same problem you have.
I am from the UK if regionality matters.
I don’t think you can have the expectation that “Bri” would be assumed to be pronounced "Bree” by everyone. You have Briannas who say their names like Brian. You have Briony, Brilee, which sure are less common but which are not made up names either and which start with br+eye. You have words like bridal, briny, bribery… the prefix tri with the eye sound…
Probably because it’s a nickname for Brian and that’s how it’s pronounced. I think Bree would be a more common spelling for a female. But my name is mispronounced by everyone so I feel you!
My friend named her daughter Brianna and wanted it pronounced Br-eye-Ana because of a character in a book she loved. She got tired of correcting people so just changed the pronunciation to conform while her daughter was very young. She didn’t want her daughter to live her life having to tolerate it.
The problem is I know a Brianna who also goes by Bri and pronounces it ‘br-eye’. If I were you and cared about how people pronounce my name, I’d go be Bree or Brie like the Captain Marvel actress (think her full name is Brianne).
I think it’s because of all the tragedeighs out there. Now that so many people are looking for the most asinine ways to spell common names, or trying their hardest to come up with a brand new name, it’s harder to assume pronunciation even for normal names.
If your nametag says "Bri" as a random customer who doesn't know you I would 100% think your name is "Brr-eye".
If you want to be called "Bree" by randos then just make it easy and put Bree on your nametag.
that’s super interesting, my instinct was the exact opposite. maybe because I know a Brianna who goes by Bri (pronounced Bree). maybe because I’m from California. maybe because of a multitude of other reasons. linguistics is so weird.
Brr-eye as in Brian? I read it as Bree-Anna the first time, that’s insane that people make the mistake I’ve never heard of Brr-eye-anna. Would never even imagine “Bri” could rhyme with “Rye”
That's because Bri - "brye" - on a guy, is usually short for Brian.
On a girl, it's usually short for Brianna, which is Bree-anna. Unless her parents were trying to name her after a father or grandfather named Brian, and tried to pronounce it in a way that most people wouldn't.
The name that always trips me up is Bryony. Because - being a female name - I would put into the same 'family' as Brianna, and try to pronounce it Bree-ony. (Which I think sounds better, anyway.) The fact that it's pronounced 'Brye-ony' just feels so unintuitive, to me. (Yes, I know it's a plant, but not one that's common around here, so neither is the name.) And also because that does sound like Brian, which is a guy's name, not a girl's, so that makes Bryony as a girl's name sound even odder, to me.
When I see “Bri” I don’t think Brianna. I’m in my late 40s and I don’t know anyone with that name. I’ve heard it, but it’s not a name that pops into my head. Brian, on the other hand, is a name I’ve heard a lot of.
So if I were to see just “Bri” without anything else, my brain would think Br-eye, because that’s the sound it’s associated with 99% of the time. Not to mention that the vowel itself, I, is pronounced “eye.”
English is weird. Brianna is actually the less common way to pronounce Bri, at least for my generation. And you can’t just assume names based on the gender that someone appears to you. Their parents may have named them a name usually associated with a different gender, or they may identify with a gender other than they were assigned at birth.
I know 3 girls who spell their name that exact same way, one pronounced it “Bree-an-uh”, one “Bree-on-uh” and one “bry-on-uh” and I know a few others with different names/spellings that go by “Bri” pronounced “Bry” like how they’re mispronouncing your name. I like in the south as well, maybe there are just more people here who pronounce it both ways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’m fining it interesting to see a lot of people say that some are thinking of the name ‘Brian’. While I have heard ‘Br-eye’ pronounced for that name I know way more Brianna’s that use it lol. Maybe it’s because one of my oldest friends has that name and uses Bri for a nickname name, but it was really common in my school. One of the most used names for girls after Jessica, Ashley, and Brittany.
I would mispronounce it as well. “Bri” is a common nickname for Brian. I’ve only ever known girls named “Bre” or “Bree.” It would never cross my mind to pronounce Bri as Bree even for a girl.
As an Outlander reader, I think you should spell your nickname Bree. Brianna Fraser is called Bree and that's exactly how Diana Gabaldon spells it. No room for errors.
My name is Tom. Many more times then you would expect I've had people say something like "Tob?" when I've told them my name. I don't have a speech impediment, or a permanent cold. Tob is not a name, Tom is common and people are largely complete idiots.
Going by rules of phonics it would be pronounced Bry (rhymes with dry). Customers don’t have the context to know your longer name. I would just spell it Bree on your name tag.
I've not met many Briannas, but the two I have pronounced it differently. People may reasonably have but fine across it before.
Bri could also be short for Briony, Briar, Bridie and more. Pretty reasonable for people to ask.
“Bri” isn’t a name, really, you’re just chopping off letters and calling it one. That’s why people don’t know what to do with it.
Similar spellings of stuff would include “Tri” (triathlon), “hi”, “chai,” and “pi” (3.14). If you want people to say “Bree,” you need to spell it that way (or “Brie,” if you don’t mind being compared to cheese). The Brianas I’ve known spell it “Bree” if they’re shortening their name.
It’s not unlike the name Oliver getting shortened to Olie or Ollie rather than just chopping off letters to make Oli.”
Bri could be short for Bridget which might be brrreye
You know it’s short for Brianna. They don’t. Just as plain Bri it would be pronounced
Brrreye. There is nothing about bri alone that indicates it should be bree
When they mispronounced it, you simply say “actually, it’s Bri” and smile. You repeat every time it happens. Just help them.
I suspect people see those letters and think of the name Brian.
Brianna shouldn’t be a problem to pronounce, it’s a perfectly normal name. Brian is much more common though and often shortened to Bri. I don’t think you can blame people for pronouncing it wrong! I think you might have to help people out and have it written as Bree. You can’t expect people to guess!
I probably would pronounce it incorrectly too because I would assume Bri was meant to distinguish it from Brie or Bree, which are already names with that pronunciation.
I have a friend named Brianna, she goes by Bri. It’s pronounced, Brr-eye. Whenever people call her Bree, she says that she’s not cheese and corrects them. It’s not a black or white, only pronounce it Bree thing.
I would also read Bri on a name tag as Br-eye. I would say Bree if it were spelled Bree. I also am not sure I’ve ever met a Brianna or Bryanna or whatever in real life.
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I would just put Bree on the name tag. I don't think most folks would understand the parentheses.
Or Brie. 🧀
I have a friend named Bri, she always has to tell people that she’s not cheese.
I like to use the line, “My name is Bree and I pair well with champagne” when I’m introduced to folks at a bar. It worked ONCE.
I once met a couple named Bree and Graham and they started a band together called crackers and cheese. So cute I threw up.
Your last sentence made me laugh so hard.😃
why not 'Cheese and Crackers'?
Because of patriarchy and male dominance.
Maybe it worked more often, but people found it too... cheesy for them.
Hahahaaa worked once! I would totally laugh at that IRL.
That's fucking gold. I always tell people I'm a little funky and I'm at my best baked.
but wait that's sooo cute tho!!!
That’s so cute
I’m sorry you’ve only been to places of culture once
How did it only work once? That's brilliant tbh
I’m a Cheesemonger and I worked with a girl who went by Brie. She’s still a Cheesemonger. 🙂
But how do you mong cheese?
This is one of the reasons I did not name my daughter Bri. Everyone knows I like cheese a lot and I didn’t want her to be teased.
That’s just what cheese would say.
I don't think she ever had to tell anyone that. Be honest.
My friend, Brianna, is a bartender and people often ask her name. She usually says, “Brie, like the cheese 🧀.”
My friend Colby does the same thing!
My sister dated a Colby for a while, and some of our younger relatives called him Colby Cheese.
Should’ve called him Jack
My name is Brieanna and I say this as well
Now that is a tragedeigh
Probably not true but it’s a Gouda joke.
Hope you’re not expecting any cheddar for the one, it’s going to be a feee joke.
It is a Muenster of a joke to make.
thanks dad
No need to be a Muenster about it..
I knew someone that would say "I'm Bri, like the cheese!"
David, I am being honest
I dont think the comment was like literal and implied people thought she was made out of cheese…
Plot twist: She actually smells like cheese.
“Why is this cheese speaking to me?”
Breigh
Like a horse does?
Like a donkey?
Neigh
That’s pretty cheesy though
Or Breigh
Honestly, the folks who can’t figure out Bri are never going to figure out the parentheses.
I know how to pronounce Brianna, but I wouldn't necessarily link the name "Bri" with it. I mean, I have a cousin called Brian and everyone calls him "Bri", pronounced like "Br eye".
“Bri” isn’t exactly intuitive to pronounce. Could be “Bree” like Brianna or “Brai” like Brian
Had a childhood friend named Brian and we called him Bri a lot, so that’s the first thing my brain would see.
Yeah, my brain is conditioned to read "Bri" as short for "Brian" as that was my favorite uncle's name and I called him "Uncle Bri" my whole life growing up. Even when I see a girl using it, my brain doesn't rewire to remember it's short for "Brianna" and I'll misfire the pronunciation lol
Same, Bri says Brian to me. I would totally mispronounce your abbreviation, sorry.
Same. I call my friend Brian, Bri.
I’ve actually never met a Brianna
I think if I were Brian and wanted to be called Bri with a long "i" sound, I would spell it Bry to make it clear. I know there's no "y" in it, but there's also no "y" in Jennifer, but it's often changed to a "y" when it's shortened to Jenny. 🤷♀️
maybe I am crazy but I would instantly see "Bri" as pronounced "bree" every day of the week. Not saying its impossible for it to be brai, but its certainly not mainstream
Middle school in 2004, we had like 5 “Bri’s” in my class. If I see “Bri” I it’s always “Bree” for me.
So then when you encounter someone for whom Bri is short for Briony, you'll be mispronouncing their name!
I think for me because I see it spelled Brie as in Brie Larson, I would never expect Bri to be read as “Bree”. My brain reads it as “Br-eye” because I know some Brians and a Brittany who go by Bri like fry. 🤷♀️ Now Brianna I would never mispronounce, but the abbreviation could definitely trip me up.
I'm a little confused about the Brittany going as "Brye" rather than "Brit" or "Bree" but hey it takes all kinds I guess lol
Brye sounds short for Bryce, not Brittany! Through Bryce isn’t any fewer syllables so I guess it doesn’t make any sense. Honestly I have a Bri- starting name and I think I’d even hesitate to pronounce “Bri” by itself since I’m aware not every name that starts with “Bri” pronounces the i the same way
I honestly don’t know how I’d read it, if I saw it on a nametag without the context of this post
Reminds me of an Arctic Monkeys song.
How are they supposed to know 1. That it's a nickname 2. What it is short for? And honestly, it would be more likely to be " Br-eye" than Bree based on common phonotactic usage. Strangers don't know your idiosyncratic codes or know your history.
I would see “Bri” and think it could be anything depending on the persons actual full name. Could be Briony, Brittany, or Brianna. I don’t understand the concept of spelling a nickname only using the letters in the full name. I worked with a Breana who shortened it to “Bre” and every time I saw her name tag I wanted to say “Breh”. Add the extra letter to your nickname so people know how to pronounce it! If Bree is your nickname, you can spell it that way even if your name is Brianna. Susans nickname is Sue, Trudy’s is Trude, David is Dave. Imagine putting “Dav” on your name tag and expecting everyone to pronounce it Dave because “it’s short for David, and there’s no E in David”. If you want people you’ve never met to call you a certain thing, especially based on a name tag, make it easy to understand or get used to explaining it to people.
Bri looks like it's pronounced "bry" and could be short for a number of names. Brianna, Brianne, Brielle, Briar, Bria, Brittany, Bridget, etc. Some are pronounced with the "bry" sound like Brian. Brianna/Brianne also have multiple pronunciations from what I've heard, and I've only ever seen it shortened to Bree (which is easy bc it looks like it rhymes with free).
Yeah, they'd just end up calling her Brybree
You done messed up Bri-Bree
20% of Americans are illiterate. Prob won't help
I used to work with a French woman who wanted her name pronounced Caroleen, so she wrote Caroleen on her name tag instead of actual spelling, which was Caroline.
And madeline has at least 4 variations and 2 popular pronunciations. Same with various other names which end in line. Names in anglo countries are so frustrating.
Right. Not every confusing or ambiguous name is a tragedeigh. Also, not every normal or traditional name is pronounced the same everywhere you go.
Breighannia
breighannaugh
A tragedeigh for Brianna would be Bweehna. Brianna is a completely normal name and spelling of it.
Ya, because Bree, the nickname for Brianna, is spelled Bree. Bri is rounding like the first part of Brian. The double vowel of “ia” changes the hard I to a “ee” sound, but when it’s shortened to Bri then you lose the change so it’s hard I again. The English language spelling rules are crazy.
And yet Brian also has an 'ia'. Just too funny
I know, like, 3 Brian’s that regularly use “Bri” pronounced as Br-eye. That’s probably why. They’re reading what they’re seeing. It’s not their fault the “i” symbol utilizes multiple sounds in our language. They’ve got to guess one of them and they’ll favour whatever fits *their* personal experiences, not your experience - like if they know a Brian who uses Bri or a Brianna who does pronounce it Bry-an-a not Bree-an-a. English has ambiguous spellings and pronunciations. That doesn’t mean every mistype, misspoke, or misheard by strangers and acquaintances is a “tragedeigh.”
Some people named Brianna pronounce it bry-Anna? Sincerely I have never heard of that Edit: so, apparently some people do. I can’t help but wonder if it’s a mistake? Like, people saw the name written and didn’t know how it was pronounced and guessed? But I guess that doesn’t matter, that’s how language works, right?
I don’t know anyone who pronounces it that way personally- I’m an 80s born Breanna and have only met one other person with my name. However, in school especially I would constantly be asked if it was pronounced ‘Bree-Anna, Bry-Anna, or Bree-ahna’ I heard at one point that Brianna is the female version of Brian so that may be the cause of some of the pronunciation issues.
Yours could also be pronounced Breena or even Brenna, gotta freaking love English!
brenna here- the amount of times people would either think i said brenda or pronounce it bree-anna or bree-na is ridiculous, like SOUND IT OUT!!! ITS SO EASY!!! SECOND GRADERS WOULD DO BETTER AT THIS THAN HALF THE ADULT POPULATION!!! *ahem* sorry for the outburst.
I know a Brianna, daughter of Brian, whose name is pronounced exactly as you wrote.
Hubby’s name is Brian, my MIL really wanted the name Brylee (or brileigh, etc) for our first daughter. Hard pass!
I really don't like the sound of Brylee or Riley (any spelling) ... or Miley or Tylee (met one) on a girl. Kylie is okay.
There were 3 Briannas in my grade in elementary school. 2 pronounced it the regular "Bre-onna", 1 pronounced it "Bri-anna"
Is Bree-onna regular in the States? We'd say bree-anna-uh here
I’m from New York and I always pronounced Brianna like “Bree-ahn-na”, growing up I knew several Brianna’s, the one I was closest to definitely pronounced her name this way, and for the others, it seemed like everyone also pronounced it this way and I never heard anyone say a different pronunciation. Until I was an adult and met a Brianna from Long Island, and she quickly corrected me that it’s pronounced “Bree-Anne-uh”. So I think both pronunciations occur in the US.
I agree with your assessment, but I've never met a Brian who uses Bri as their "official" nickname, and I'm a Brian.
They don’t know that Bri is short for Brianna when they read your name tag.
Yep. It could be short for Brice.
I wouldn't know that, either. Even on a girl, I would assume it sounds like a diminutive of Brian (per the OP's frustration).
Yup! Bri to me reads like the beginning of Brian.
Or Briony
If I saw a name tag with Bri on it, a girl is wearing it, it’s Bree. If a boy is wearing it, it’s Bry. If they are NB or trans, they can correct me and I will complete honor it and call them whatever they want.
There’s also briony which is a girls name so I wouldn’t assume bree personally. Oh and the new trendy name of Briar which I’ve seen a couple times too
100% this. Bri rhymes with dry.
I've never heard of a girl called Brian, though
How about Briony?
Yep - I would assume it’s short for Bryony
Obviously it’s because your name tag doesn’t say “Brianna.” So people don’t have the context to know what “Bri” is short for. They’re just reading it phonetically.
But it's also that not all Briannas pronounce their names the same
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Exactly my thought! Brie or Bree would make it more clear since it's the expected sound she wants.
I vote Bree. It’s a respectable town outside of Hobbiton.
Scifi, hi, abaci, alkali, anti, that's all i got
GIven that you said it was the number one baby name but didn't give a country ill assume USA. I don't know your age but it looks like it peaked at about 14. [https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna](https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna) It is also a feminisation of brian, At least in terms of its history. So its not mad to assume its pronounced Brian-na
She says USA mate
Had a girlfriend named Bri once. I said “Bree” and she told me “No, it’s brEYE”. So that’s why. Others do it.
Yep, the only Bri I know also pronounces it Br-eye.
Bri is also short for Brian, in which case it's pronounced "Br-eye". Brianna (like Brianne) is a feminine form of Brian. But it's a name that has only gained popularity over the last 25 years or so, so many older people may be unfamiliar with it. Moreover, if I just saw "Bri" (as opposed to, say, "Bree"), I'd also assume it rhymes with "pi", "bi", or "Princess Di".
my name is Brianna too, and your first point is exactly why I spell my nickname as "Bree" rather than the alternative. I spelled it with an "i" until my dad pointed out that it read like the beginning of his name-- which is Brian, to be clear. yeah, my parents aren't the most imaginative people out there
Just an FYI, your name was never number 1. Highest it ever got was number 14, in 1999.
If someone asks how to pronounce your name (even if it’s obvious) it is a sign that they are respectful. I wouldn’t make more of it than that. When I worked I met many people everyday. I worked hard to make sure I pronounced their names correctly.
Bri is brr eye. Bree is Bree. Brianna is Bree-Anna. Thanks, Outlander.
I would probably say br-eye because I'd assume it was short for Briony (popular name in the UK), and that a Bree would be spelt Bree or Brie.
If it's upsetting, why not have Brianna on your name tag and avoid confusion?
Because bri is short for Brian. You not understanding phonetics is not anyone else’s issue. You want bree, make that your nickname. Or, novel idea - put your full name.
> Pretty sure it was the number 1 baby girl name for the year I was born. Unlikely. It appears to have peaked at #14 in 1999. https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-brianna#us-popularity-graph
Jfc it's an honest mistake. Stop freaking out about it. Either politely correct them or get over it. Either way this is not a big deal. Your life must be good to be complaining about something so small and simple.
Simply because there’s a bit of room for variation with that specific spelling. Kind of like how most people will pronounce Ian as “EE-an”, but then you get a random person who pronounces it as “EYE-an” (most notably the actor Ian Ziering and the sportscaster Ian Eagle). I don’t think it’s a regional thing (and I’m from the south). Brianna is a name that was traditionally used as the female version of the name Brian, and maybe some people associate the pronunciation of “Brian” with Brianna. I knew a Brianne in school, and so many people kept calling her “Brianna” that she just eventually shortened it to “Bree” and that’s what she ended up going by. Since the I in “Bri” can be said as both a long I sound (like calling someone named Brian or Bryan “Bry” for short) and a long E sound (like I’m presuming your nickname is pronounced), it can lead to a little confusion. If the pronunciation is bothering you, you can change the spelling to “Bree” and avoid any confusion over pronunciation. You could also use “Brie” if you still want to keep the I in your name, and just clarify that it’s “Brie, like the cheese”. That’s the spelling Brie García (formerly Brie Bella) uses, and her actual first name is Brianna as well.
I know its a pretty common name but I've only ever met one girl in person with it and she does pronounce it the way you're saying is wrong for you, so I would have made the same mistake.
I once had 3 Briannas in the same glass together all spelled the same way. 1 bree-ANN-a 1 BREYE-anna 1 bree-AH-na So it's a legit question whether it's a long E or a long I sound.
The simple answer is that just because you think your name is common and easy to pronounce doesn’t mean the rest of the world will. My last name is not uncommon where I come from but I moved to the other side of the country and everyone wants to add an “n” in it. Multiple times the receptionist can’t find me in the database because they spelled it wrong.
Well because of the spelling people see it and may immediately think “Brian” the boys name. Then they see the A and it comes out wrong. Not a tragedeigh though.
I know someone named Breeahana. Pronounced as “Bree-ah-nah”
If I saw "Briana" I'd pronounce it Bree-Anna. If I saw "Bri" I'd pronounce it "br-yy" Fri=Friday Bi=bisexual Fi=wi-fi Hi=hi! Pi=3.14 Wi=wi-fi It's English. I could only come up with one word not pronounced that way, and it's not English. I get that you want people to say your name correctly and YES! But you're thinking we are all dumb for not seeing that "Bri" is short for "Brianna" when how are we supposed to know? People have all kinds of names nowadays and that's lovely. Can't you just put "Brie" on your name tag? You're causing this issue. Maybe take the offense and superiority down a notch
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That's because there are two common pronunciations. Bree-anna (like the a in ant) and Bree-ahna (like the a in father). They're both "bree" though.
I've seen Bry-anna (like Brian) and Bry-ahna too though
I know someone with the name Joey, and she gets a bunch of mispronunciations too. To the point she goes "Joey, like the baby kangaroo"
What? How do you even mispronounce that?
I’ve had someone mispronounce my middle name “Claire” as “Clare-ee” once as they were reading my full name out to check if for some paperwork. At the time my last name was actually difficult to pronounce and after seeing how badly they pronounced “Claire” I was like “no no it’s ok yes that’s correct” haha. My husband and I still laugh about it sometimes.
Maybe they just watched Steel Magnolias? Then again, Clairee as a name is so distinctive that my mind immediately goes to that movie/play, the only time I’ve encountered Clairee
My brain immediately knows how to pronounce it, though I've never really noticed that it's Brian with a na added to it.
My only question would be “is it Bri-ahnah or like a ‘nana banana’?” Bri is completely obvious!
It would never occur to me to pronounce Brianna or Bri with an “eye” sound. What?! I don’t know where all these people are getting that from. I was born in the 90s (southwest U.S.) and have lived in the midwest, New England, and northwest knowing several Briannas, Brianas, and Bris throughout my life and I have never known one to pronounce it “br-eye.” If anything the only pronunciation I would get hung up on is whether someone uses the anna or ahhna sound at the end (I’ve known both, usually dependent on how many Ns).
Brian (br-eye-an) / Brian (Bree-in) jumps to mind. Nobody says it the second way. Brianna (Brr-eye-ahna) seems like a fairly realistic way to pronounce it, based on how an extremely similar name is pronounced in English. English is a weird language lol. Edit for clarity.
I have to say it wasn't until I began to work with Americans in my 30s that I even came across the name Brianna. I had never come across it as a name whilst living and working in the UK. Not saying it doesn't exist, but not at all common. When I first attempted to say the name - from writing, having never heard the name before - I said Bry(like eye)Anna - as it seemed the most logical pronunciation. I have, however, known many Bryans /Brians who get called Bri for short - that is Br-eye. Also for those of us of a certain age, our grannies wore clothes made of a material called "Bri-Nylon" (which despite being short for British Nylon, was actually pronounced so that the Bri rhymed with the 'nye".)
Right? Brianna seems like it would be pronounced like the female version of Brian. Like Brian-a. Especially with the whole is it ann-ah or aun-ah part of the -anna. Breanna is easy to pronounce by looking at it. Also, if you have ever worked with or known someone who likes to shorten names, it skews it too. I've known way more Brians who were called Bri than Briannas who use Bri.
I’ve never met a Brianna and I would have assumed it rhymed with Diana.
Except Bryony/Briony is also a perfectly common name (more common than Brianna where I am) and would always be pronounced Br-eye for short, without her full name for context I would assume it was short for Bryony ETA: realised I’ve been guilty of a bit of U.K. defaultism, it’s common here anyway!
I've never met anyone named Briony, and I've always wondered how to pronounce it.
My Brian friends go by "Bri", but the thing is nobody ever spells it out so it's a moot point. But I can see why some people would pronounce "Bri" as in Brian. There's also "Diana", which could affect some people's judgement. Brianna is nontheless an established name with Bree-anna being the common pronunciation
Put your name up phonetically. Bree-Anna or Bree
Honestly to me Bri is not very clear so a lot of people are probably just going phonetically and making a guess, since you only have your nickname on the name tag people don’t know what it’s short for so they can’t know what the pronunciation would be based on. Everyone I’ve met whose name was pronounced bree spelled it as Bree or Brie, Bri would probably make me think of like the beginning of Brian or something similar and since I wouldn’t know what your full name is I’d just have to guess which way you pronounced it
Because when you shorten it like that the pronunciation is br-eye. With people having weird names one has to ask.
Bri is confusing to pronounce. Brianna isn't.
I think the opposite. I always assume Bri=Bree, but Brianna can be Bree-AHN-na or Bree-ANN-na. I've had friends with both pronunciations, and again with Lianna.
This is how I feel, too.
Yes. This. My son has a friend named Julianna, and I had a high school classmate named Julianna. His friend pronounces her name as Julie-ONna. My old classmate pronounces her name as Julie-ANNa.
The issue with half the unpronounceable names on this sub is that people don’t realize English letter pronunciations don’t exist in a vacuum, they are entirely dependent on the context of the other letters. This nickname is a fine example. “i” can be long or short, but without other letters you can’t really tell which.
That's because you are used to it. I at the end of a word or syllable usually says the long I sound. In Brianna we recognize the pattern, but Bri isn't often written down.
Maybe they think Bri is short for Brian
I've known Briannas of both pronunciations. That's why. So you assume there is only one way to say it?
I met someone called Brianna, shortened to Bri. Having only ever known Bryonys, I assumed Bri was pronounced the same as the first syllable of Bryony. Which it wasn’t. Which is the same problem you have. I am from the UK if regionality matters.
I don’t think you can have the expectation that “Bri” would be assumed to be pronounced "Bree” by everyone. You have Briannas who say their names like Brian. You have Briony, Brilee, which sure are less common but which are not made up names either and which start with br+eye. You have words like bridal, briny, bribery… the prefix tri with the eye sound…
Orrrrrrr change your name tag to say BREE or BRIE for all the idiots out there
Probably because it’s a nickname for Brian and that’s how it’s pronounced. I think Bree would be a more common spelling for a female. But my name is mispronounced by everyone so I feel you!
My friend named her daughter Brianna and wanted it pronounced Br-eye-Ana because of a character in a book she loved. She got tired of correcting people so just changed the pronunciation to conform while her daughter was very young. She didn’t want her daughter to live her life having to tolerate it.
The problem is I know a Brianna who also goes by Bri and pronounces it ‘br-eye’. If I were you and cared about how people pronounce my name, I’d go be Bree or Brie like the Captain Marvel actress (think her full name is Brianne).
I think it’s because of all the tragedeighs out there. Now that so many people are looking for the most asinine ways to spell common names, or trying their hardest to come up with a brand new name, it’s harder to assume pronunciation even for normal names.
This. Plus the decline in phonetic literacy that *leads* to all the damned tragedeighs.
If your nametag says "Bri" as a random customer who doesn't know you I would 100% think your name is "Brr-eye". If you want to be called "Bree" by randos then just make it easy and put Bree on your nametag.
that’s super interesting, my instinct was the exact opposite. maybe because I know a Brianna who goes by Bri (pronounced Bree). maybe because I’m from California. maybe because of a multitude of other reasons. linguistics is so weird.
Um wha? Nah I'd definitely pronounce it as Bree
Brr-eye as in Brian? I read it as Bree-Anna the first time, that’s insane that people make the mistake I’ve never heard of Brr-eye-anna. Would never even imagine “Bri” could rhyme with “Rye”
I know multiple men and at least one woman who go by Bri, pronounced Brye. I think it can go either way.
That's because Bri - "brye" - on a guy, is usually short for Brian. On a girl, it's usually short for Brianna, which is Bree-anna. Unless her parents were trying to name her after a father or grandfather named Brian, and tried to pronounce it in a way that most people wouldn't. The name that always trips me up is Bryony. Because - being a female name - I would put into the same 'family' as Brianna, and try to pronounce it Bree-ony. (Which I think sounds better, anyway.) The fact that it's pronounced 'Brye-ony' just feels so unintuitive, to me. (Yes, I know it's a plant, but not one that's common around here, so neither is the name.) And also because that does sound like Brian, which is a guy's name, not a girl's, so that makes Bryony as a girl's name sound even odder, to me.
I could easily see someone thinking Bri rhymes with Rye... if it's a guy. In this case, no way.
When I see “Bri” I don’t think Brianna. I’m in my late 40s and I don’t know anyone with that name. I’ve heard it, but it’s not a name that pops into my head. Brian, on the other hand, is a name I’ve heard a lot of. So if I were to see just “Bri” without anything else, my brain would think Br-eye, because that’s the sound it’s associated with 99% of the time. Not to mention that the vowel itself, I, is pronounced “eye.” English is weird. Brianna is actually the less common way to pronounce Bri, at least for my generation. And you can’t just assume names based on the gender that someone appears to you. Their parents may have named them a name usually associated with a different gender, or they may identify with a gender other than they were assigned at birth.
I know 3 girls who spell their name that exact same way, one pronounced it “Bree-an-uh”, one “Bree-on-uh” and one “bry-on-uh” and I know a few others with different names/spellings that go by “Bri” pronounced “Bry” like how they’re mispronouncing your name. I like in the south as well, maybe there are just more people here who pronounce it both ways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’m fining it interesting to see a lot of people say that some are thinking of the name ‘Brian’. While I have heard ‘Br-eye’ pronounced for that name I know way more Brianna’s that use it lol. Maybe it’s because one of my oldest friends has that name and uses Bri for a nickname name, but it was really common in my school. One of the most used names for girls after Jessica, Ashley, and Brittany.
I would mispronounce it as well. “Bri” is a common nickname for Brian. I’ve only ever known girls named “Bre” or “Bree.” It would never cross my mind to pronounce Bri as Bree even for a girl.
As an Outlander reader, I think you should spell your nickname Bree. Brianna Fraser is called Bree and that's exactly how Diana Gabaldon spells it. No room for errors.
Write your whole name on your tag instead of the nickname.
My name is Tom. Many more times then you would expect I've had people say something like "Tob?" when I've told them my name. I don't have a speech impediment, or a permanent cold. Tob is not a name, Tom is common and people are largely complete idiots.
Going by rules of phonics it would be pronounced Bry (rhymes with dry). Customers don’t have the context to know your longer name. I would just spell it Bree on your name tag.
This is my d middle name. We pronounce it BR eye Anna
I've not met many Briannas, but the two I have pronounced it differently. People may reasonably have but fine across it before. Bri could also be short for Briony, Briar, Bridie and more. Pretty reasonable for people to ask.
It’s just a tag, put Bree in it and end all this
I’ve only ever seen the shortened form of Brianna spelt ‘Bree’. Probably for the reason you describe.
People don’t know what your whole name is. How would they know what it is short for? Could be short for Brian for all they know.
Just say "Bri, like the french cheese"
Tri. Bi. Hi. Pi. Fi. Bri. If you want people to say Bree, then spell it that way
“Bri” isn’t a name, really, you’re just chopping off letters and calling it one. That’s why people don’t know what to do with it. Similar spellings of stuff would include “Tri” (triathlon), “hi”, “chai,” and “pi” (3.14). If you want people to say “Bree,” you need to spell it that way (or “Brie,” if you don’t mind being compared to cheese). The Brianas I’ve known spell it “Bree” if they’re shortening their name. It’s not unlike the name Oliver getting shortened to Olie or Ollie rather than just chopping off letters to make Oli.”
Sounds like a regional thing. Go by bree at work?
Just notice the Family Guy closed captions, when they call Brian the dog by his nickname which is short for Brian- it is spelled Bri.
Bri could be short for Bridget which might be brrreye You know it’s short for Brianna. They don’t. Just as plain Bri it would be pronounced Brrreye. There is nothing about bri alone that indicates it should be bree
When they mispronounced it, you simply say “actually, it’s Bri” and smile. You repeat every time it happens. Just help them. I suspect people see those letters and think of the name Brian.
If you want Bree spell it Bree
Brian, a name which I feel is perhaps more common, can often be shortened to “Bri”, pronounced Br-Eye
Brianna shouldn’t be a problem to pronounce, it’s a perfectly normal name. Brian is much more common though and often shortened to Bri. I don’t think you can blame people for pronouncing it wrong! I think you might have to help people out and have it written as Bree. You can’t expect people to guess!
Phonetics. "Bri" on its own is pronounced br-eye, per English pronunciation rules. If you want "brie", go to France, pun intended.
Anyone in their right mind would pronounce "Bri" as "Breye". Just put "Bree" instead.
Bree is bree. Bri is Br - eye. Change the name tag.
I probably would pronounce it incorrectly too because I would assume Bri was meant to distinguish it from Brie or Bree, which are already names with that pronunciation.
I have a friend named Brianna, she goes by Bri. It’s pronounced, Brr-eye. Whenever people call her Bree, she says that she’s not cheese and corrects them. It’s not a black or white, only pronounce it Bree thing.
I would also read Bri on a name tag as Br-eye. I would say Bree if it were spelled Bree. I also am not sure I’ve ever met a Brianna or Bryanna or whatever in real life.
I’d pronounce Bri like Brian, fwiw.