Brett?

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Brett on a girl? I'm usually not one for liking boys-names-on-girls, but Brett has been pretty unisex for a while now (there is a female character named Brett in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises), and it's starting to grow on me.

I actually know a girl, in her mid 20s, who uses Brett has a nickname for Elizabeth. I really like it, because it's a less feminine option (and yet still not 100% masculine) for a nickname while still giving her the option of being called Liz or Libby or Beth if she so chooses.

I doubt I'd use it, but what do you think of Elisabeth with the nickname Brett?

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like Brett as a nick name for Elisabeth better than I like Brett as a name on its own.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Me too. I dislike most masculine names on girls, but there are a few that I like as nicknames for more feminine names. Like Joey/Jo for Josephine, Charlie for Charlotte, and Brett for Elisabeth/Elizabeth.

[widgetchick.livejournal.com]

I like the name Betsy for a nickname for Elizabeth. And I like Elizabeth spelled with a "z"... but that's because it's my middle name. LOL

On another note, I like your icon. :)

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yay Buffy!

I like Betsy as a nickname for Elizabeth, too (it's my friend's mom's name!), but I prefer Elisabeth, because it looks softer. I don't know. I probably would end up spelling it Elizabeth, because I like Eliza as another nickname possibility (and on it's own).

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I think it's rather creative (in the good way) :)
but I'm not a fan of Brett because it's kind of close to 'brat'

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's not, like, made-up creative, but it's also kind of different, which is why I like it:)

[djador.livejournal.com]

Hah, my neighbour is a little kid named Brett and me and my friend's have called him Brat since he was like 4. (he's maybe..12?) But that's because he is one..haha

[djador.livejournal.com]

*friends

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

It's a decent nick-name, though I prefer Elizabeth over Elisabeth. Elisabeth should be pronounced Elizabet, not Elizabeth.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

...How does the s change the pronunciation of the beth part???

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Elisabeth is the German form of Elizabeth, where it's pronounced Elisabet. I have no idea why (I don't speak German, just a huge fan of the musical Elisabeth) but I would guess that the letters "th" in German don't make the same sound they make in English.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I have the same information about it *nods*

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

Gross. The name on anyone, that is.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call Brett a unisex name. I've never heard it on a girl, and it sounds completely masculine.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

On baby names sources it is listed for both sexes

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

All I know is, where I come from "brett" is currently a slang term for bad breath, so I can't really see it as a name at all on either sex.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

ouch, now I guess it's ruined for everyone :P
but it's the kind of information I personally would rather have than not :D

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I like Brett as a nickname for Elisabeth. I am really into unexpected nicknames for common names.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Brett and she is drop dead gorgeous. So I think its quite cute for a girl now.

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I'm not fond of the name Brett, but the only Brett I've ever known was a girl in elementary school, so I don't mind it as a feminine name. I think it would make a good nickname for Elisabeth. :)

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I love Elisabeth with an S I think it looks elegant. I'm not entirely sure that I like Brett on a girl but by giving her a feminine full name then if she really hated Brett she could revert back to that.