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1) Charis is sweet; it reminds me of caramel, which I love. An underused gem.

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2) I wouldn't bat an eyelash at the issue with the different pronunciations - that doesn't really matter to me.

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3) I only know (of) one Charis, and she and her family prn. it KAYR-iss, so that's my default.

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4) I like both, but since I'm not Welsh (lol), I prefer the Charis spelling.

When I first saw the post I thought, I prefer Carys. I'd pronounce this char ris

This message was edited 6/20/2020, 9:57 AM

I like Charis, it’s short and sweet and a nice alternative to Chara. The original Greek pronunciation is HAH-ris, which I think I prefer over KAYR-is. My most preferred pronunciation, though, would probably be KAH-ris.
Carys and Charis are about equal to me, as they both have lovely meanings.

I like Charis well enough. I knew a very sweet and kind girl in my senior year of high school with this name. She pronounced her name with the K sound. What was the original Greek pronunciation? I thought it was the same as the current one. Anyway, I've never forgotten Charis because she was already married! I believe she married in junior year. That seemed so crazy to me at the time.

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I much prefer this spelling due to its meaning which I love (no pun intended).

I am part Welsh and I prefer Carys but I don’t dislike Charis.

A sweet former student of mine was named Charis, pronounced KARE-is. I didn’t mind the pronunciation, I liked it. I like Carys but can’t say I have a preference. The first time I heard this name, the person spelled it Karris or Kerris so that was my first point of reference.

This message was edited 6/20/2020, 2:05 PM

I would expect English and Greek pronunciations to differ, more often than not. I imagine people might try pronouncing it like the beginning of the word 'charity', which could get tedious.

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I don't mind Charis on other people, but I'd never use it. Nor would I use either of the Welsh sound-alikes.

I like Charis but not enough to use. It doesn't surprise me that different languages would pronounce a name differently. If I really wanted to use the ancient Greek pronounciation, then I might be disappointed that I live in a modern English speaking country.

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Charis and Carys both have a tendency to be mispronounced. The spellings are not phoentic. I pronounce Charis like Care-iss.