Message: "Cerys?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Cerys?

by cody88

9/11/2005, 2:40 PM

I like the way Carys looks, but not the way it sounds. In other words, I'd prefer CARE-iss to CAR-iss. Then, yesterday, a mom at Cassie's playgroup was yelling, "Cerys! Cerys!" prn. like CARE-iss. I thought she was just pronouncing the name wrong, but then I looked it up...and it's not just a made-up name :)

So...which do you prefer...

Cerys
or
Carys

I like Cerys better. Cerys Niamh? Cerys Nimue?

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- Jenna (Jenna R)

9/13/2005, 5:42 PM

I prefer Cerys and the combo Cerys Niamh The weird thing is I associate the name with Welsh musician Ceri Rhys Matthews(male), whose name looks way too similar to the other Welsh musician's, Cerys Matthews.

- Lauren B (guest)

9/12/2005, 5:45 AM

I like Cerys, butI much prefer Carys. I pronounce the names the same way Chrisell does.
Cerys Niamh is nice.

- Jacks (Schuyler) +2

9/11/2005, 8:38 PM

Cerys is just a variant of Carys & I pronounce both CARE-iss

Jacks

- Chrisell +1

9/11/2005, 9:05 PM

Ditto that they're the same name, but . . .

. . . I pronounce Caris KA-ris (short 'a') and Cerys KE-ris (short 'e'). This is the correct pronunciation in Australia; I suppose you could get away with KAIR-is for Cerys in the US.

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This message was edited 9/11/2005, 9:07 PM

- shangrila_la

9/11/2005, 10:29 PM

tritto

- mizzchable (guest)

9/11/2005, 7:05 PM

carys

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- Catherine

9/11/2005, 4:51 PM

I prefer Carys, I think it sounds stronger. But Cerys Niamh is nice.

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- Elinor (Elly747)

9/11/2005, 4:05 PM

I like Carys better ... And even more so, I like Charis which is pronounced the same.

But Cerys is lovely too. I love Cerys Nimue :-)

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This message was edited 9/11/2005, 4:05 PM

- Ylva

9/11/2005, 4:00 PM

Is not Cerys just a variant of Carys? I prefer Carys (KAH-ris) to Cerys. Cerys looks like it would be pronounced as Cerise.

I also like the Greek name Charis (kah-REES).

I guess "CARE-is" is an Americanized pronounciation of both Carys/Cerys and Charis.

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- gin_rummy

9/11/2005, 3:50 PM

I like Carys better... But it's such a unique name, I think if you want to give a child that name you should give them a more common middle name that they can use if they decide they don't like their first name when they get older.

- Nellie (guest)

9/11/2005, 3:12 PM

Funny, I actually thought Carys was pronounced CARE-iss. I love the name, and I prefer the spelling Carys, but I like the way you pronounce it.

- Miss Claire

9/11/2005, 3:05 PM

I don't like Carys, but Cerys is definitely better.
Cerys Nimue is very pretty but maybe out there. Cerys Niamh is nice.

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