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My name is Brittany. I hate my name. There is like 10 Brittanys at my school and it gets annoying when people say my name cause you never know who they are talking about. I wish I had a different name.

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My name is Brittany and I HATE my name. I've tried to get used to this name, but I can't. I've been called "Britney Spears" ever since I was 5 (It's been eleven years now) and it sucks to be stuck under her name. MY NAME IS NOT BRITNEY EITHER!
If you plan on naming your child Brittany, I wish you good luck, because most likely, you child will dislike it due to TEASING! Though I could be wrong, she could love it, but I wouldn't risk your future daughter's mental health for it.

My roommate had a cat named Brittany and she was the best cat ever! Otherwise we both agree that we haven't met any likeable Brittany's.

Nicknames for Brittany: | Edit

Britt, Brit, B, Bri, Tany, nee nee, Britty, Britters

Meanings and history of the name Brittany: | Edit

My eldest daughter is Brittany. It's a rocking cool name. You can tell it's a great name because it became so popular. I named my baby before Britney Spears became a mouse. I had only heard of one girl named Brittney and she was born in 1970. Who knew how many people would love the name?
My daughter has always been called Britt - which is also a Swedish name. It's similar to Brit - which is a male name. Both of my girls have the option of using a "boy" name if they want. That gives them more power. Brittany (say it Britt-n-ee or Britt-ney) is one of the most beautiful words on the planet.

Nickname: Britt

Famous real-life people named Brittany: | Edit

Brittany Daniel, actress
Brittany Murphy, deceased actress
Brittany Snow, actress
Britney Spears, pop singer
Brittany and Abigail Hensel, conjoined twins

Brittany in song, story & screen: | Edit

"hey brittany!" by forever the sickest kids
Brittany S. Pierce, dim-witted character on the TV series Glee
Brittany Diggers, character in the Gold Digger comics
Brittany Marsino, on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
Brittany Miller, lead singer of the fictional group "The Chipettes"
Brittany Weston, daughter of Elliot and Nancy Weston, on 1990s series "thirtysomething"
Brittany was a character in the '90s animated TV series "Daria"