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Charis
What do you think of Charis?Would it bother you that the English pronunciation is quite different from the original Greek one?How do you pronounce it?Do you prefer the Greek Charis or the Welsh Carys or Cerys?Thanks!
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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. Charis and Carys both have a tendency to be mispronounced. The spellings are not phoentic. I pronounce Charis like Care-iss.
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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.I don't mind Charis on other people, but I'd never use it. Nor would I use either of the Welsh sound-alikes.
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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.

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I am part Welsh and I prefer Carys but I don’t dislike Charis.
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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.I much prefer this spelling due to its meaning which I love (no pun intended).
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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.
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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

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I definitely prefer Carys. At first glance I thought Charis was pronounced "CHAR-is" and I think that would end up being a common mistake.p.s. I didn't mean to write this as a reply to Kerilyntaryn21 oops!

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1) Charis is sweet; it reminds me of caramel, which I love. An underused gem.2) I wouldn't bat an eyelash at the issue with the different pronunciations - that doesn't really matter to me.3) I only know (of) one Charis, and she and her family prn. it KAYR-iss, so that's my default.4) I like both, but since I'm not Welsh (lol), I prefer the Charis spelling.
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