Thais

Despite being an English speaker whose language doesn't typically incorporate "accented characters," this is one case where I prefer the dieresis (Thaïs). With the dieresis it's pronounced TAY-ees or TAY-is (depending on how quickly you say it), whereas Thais looks like it's pronounced like "Tace" or "Taze." I vastly prefer this name pronounced as two syllables instead of just one.

Beautiful, beautiful name!

I'm 60 years old and I had never heard this name until I met a Brazilian woman yesterday who has a daughter with this name. It's not as rare as I would have thought. I figured even in Brazil it had to be uncommon. The popularity of a one-syllable female name among speakers of an Iberian language surprises me.

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I don't care for the sound, I must admit. Sounds abrupt and not very feminine to me.

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I adore my name, Thais. I am American where the name is not very popular and often butchered. I had the opportunity to live in Germany and during my travels throughout Europe, I was shocked by hearing my name properly pronounced by strangers; it was music to my ears! I thank my parents for choosing such a beautiful and unique name that very often has served as a conversation starter, leaving most people intrigued about the historical figure, Thais.

One of my neighbors has this name but she spells it Taiss. I think that looks super awesome. I've known one other Thais, but not very well. She was a model.

I also am named Thais. I was named by my grandmother. It's very exciting to see others with this name. Growing up it was not so common.

My name is Thaís as well. And yes, in Brazil, or maybe in Sao Paulo, Thais is a common name.
The pronounce in Greek (Θαις) I'm not sure, but maybe using the pronounce voice of Google Translator it is possible to see how it sounds. I think is like in French or Portuguese. Thaïs or Thaís, with a silent H and a tonic in Is. Like Anaïs, which I like a lot as well.
In Spain, Germany or Italy people use the tonic in the first syllable, so it sounds like Táaaaa is... I don't know how to write it in English but it's funny. And in Italy they always think it's a male name. I also was misunderstood with Tai food... well, anyway, I like this name, and all the Thais's that I met have had some interesting thing, they have a strong personality, they invent themselves... maybe like the Thais's from Egypt, from Alexander the great. That Thais was the great dancer and she also contradicts herself becoming a "saint", like in the Opera of Massenet and the roman by Anatole France...

This is my name, and not many people have it and I find that really sad! It's a beautiful name.

I have two girls: Thais (5 years old) and Maya (4 years old). I love both names but I have to say Thais takes all the compliments. People love it! We do pronounce it with the accent mark on the "i".

I don't know how to pronounce Thais but I'm for unique and uncommon names (I pronounce it Thay-Iss) (The "Th" isn't like the "th" in "the" or "they"). This is one of my favorite meanings. Most people think of the actual bandage but a bandage ensure that you don't get hurt more than you already are and protects you.

I like this name. It's very pretty, though the meaning is kind of strange.

Is actually my daughter's name, very happy to have selected it, I also read that it means "The Bond", but the reason I picked the name was because of St Thais of Roman Alexandria, yes yes she was a courtesan, but eventually became a saint. Anyways, they said she was so beautiful that after her in Ancient Greek every time a new baby girl was born and was pretty people would say the baby was a "Thais", meaning how beautiful she was. So well my daughter is beautiful and so is every mothers baby. :)

I'm really curious about this name. I can't seem to get it out of my mind. It's beautiful but not zealous. It doesn't give the same impression as common girl names. Thais seems to stand alone in it's own essence. I pronounce it as TAY-us but not so sure if it's correct. I imagine a young lady with this name as being artistic, quiet but not shy, fun-loving, strong and mysterious. She's the kind of girl that's beautiful but is completely unaware of it.

The meaning of the name is very unusual and interesting, and because, unlike more feminine names, it does not end in a vowel or commonplace consonant, it stands out and is interesting.