Bronte
BRON-tee
Average rank #526 across 1 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English (Rare)
(Rare)From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach". The given name Proinnteach meant "bestower" in Gaelic. The Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne - were 19th-century English novelists. Their father changed the spelling of the family surname from Brunty to Brontë, possibly to make it coincide with Greek βροντη meaning "thunder".
Greek
Thunder.
Popularity
How popular is Bronte?
🏴 England & Wales
#526
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 🏴 Scotland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇿 New Zealand
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