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[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

How would you pronounce Acea?  I think it's celtic, and it means little warrior girl.  I think it looks pretty but I have no idea how to say it!

Also, how would YOU spell...
Bronwen, Bronwyn, Bronwynn?


*I can't stop thinking about names today*

Comments

[apple-seed.livejournal.com]

Acea is not Celtic.

The proper spelling is Bronwen.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

I have no clue about Acea, but Bronwen is pronounced 'Bron-win'.

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

I would guess "Ah SEE ah" and wait for the kid to correct me. :)

Also, Bronwen looks correct...although a horrible name...

[anapology.livejournal.com]

A-see-uh?
As-ea-uh?

I like Bronwyn

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

According to the rules of Welsh grammar.
-wen = female name
-wyn = male name
Am not generally a fan of sticking 'y's in the middle of names anyway, or indeed extra letters on/in them.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

My sister had a friend named Bronwyn.. so that spelling looks best to me.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

This is interesting. I wonder how many Americans do this wrong because they "like" the y.

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

I guess when you take a welsh name and use it for an american, in an american family and setting, the original grammar rules no longer apply...like with other customs. Either way, thats a good little tidbit of information to know!

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

yeah and then the people of that country look at your like you are stupid.

i know i do that all the time when people chose names that I know mean something awful or that are all wrong.

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

I used to feel bad for it but then I realized that I shouldnt. :)

oh and your icon.

officially the most adorable thing ever.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Probably most of them.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

AY-cee-uh I'd guess, but I have no idea.

I'd spell Bronwen Bronwen because A) it's the correct female form and B) I find Y spellings low class and tacky.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)
Couldn't have put it better myself.

Always find it so disrespectful when people so casually disregard aspects of another's culture, which are usually the important ones. Welsh really hits a nerve, because that's part of my heritage, but I'll champion them all.

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :)

I am in no way welsh but I feel for welsh and gaelic names that get bastardized because someone thinks they are OMG SO KEWL.

I find it disrespectful and stupid, which is why I dont hold my tongue when this subject comes up.

[-door-.livejournal.com]

I would spell it Bronwyn because that is the way I usually see it spelled.

[symbiotical.livejournal.com]

I know a Bronwyn (so I guess I'm partial to that spelling) and I think it's one of the prettiest and underused names!

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Aww excellent :)
My maternal grandfather's parents are Welsh, so it's not a really strong link but I like it.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

LO-freakin-L. I love names from other cultures. The whole point is in the spelling for me.

[luliriisi.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately for me, Bronwen just reminds me of Branwen which is the name of the cafeteria at my uni (I go to school in Wales). But I have read somewhere that it means something to do with the sea. Or was it light? Anyway, if it's a girl I'd be naming, I'd keep the correct Welsh spelling of Bronwen. Just seems more natural. ^-^

When I first read Acea, I heard it in my head as "Ah-chi-uh" and immediately thought of a tree. It still looks nice though. :)

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

That's like saying because Stephen is Greek it's perfectly normal for an American to use it for a girl instead of using a feminine variant such as Stephanie.

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I'm curious - Where did you find the name Acea?

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

Was it -http://www.findyourfate.com/numerology/babynames/englishnames.html

?

I looked it up, and the "Bronwen, Bronwyn, Bronwynn white, pure of heart" part down the list tipped me off. =P

[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

i dont remember, i did a lot of surfing today!

[special-girl.livejournal.com]

Golly, Im not even going to try pronouncing Acea, I wouldn't even know where to start as I have never heard of it before! I'm sure there has to be someone out there that knows!

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Thats not at all what I was saying...but whatever.