Given name & surname · also Irish
Brontë
“thunder”
Brontë is a masculine given name from Irish, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brontë goes back to Ancient Greek βροντή, meaning “thunder.”
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Where it comes from
Brontë comes from Irish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Irish Ó Proinntigh, from Ancient Greek βροντή (“thunder”).
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The story
As a given name, Brontë was taken from the surname.
Brontë’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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