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Re: Origin and meaning of unusual name...
Based on the pronunciation, perhaps her parents were attempting to name her Bryony? Just a guess.
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I would have to agree with Llewella. Its most likely just a mispelling of Bryony. A lot of people back then were not literate and spelled names the way they heard them.
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And further support of this is that her name was spelled Brinnie but pronounced like briny, which doesn't make sense in English.
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