I like the name, but don't like the spelling - looks like a model of car to me, sorry

I like Charis, but with that spelling.

Not keen on Charis; sorry.

I really like the name Edith though; quite liking some of these older names coming back.

I lso think the name Grace is nice itself too.

Charis is lovely, DD1 has a friend called Charis. There are a few 'Carys's' around too!
(of course they are pronounced the same)

I have a Cerys, but people don't seem to be able to remember it so call her Carys instead!

I think Charis is beautiful, but then I would as it's my daughter's middle name.

Mind you a few relatives thought it was pronounced "shar-ees" until we corrected them.

Agree with Alishanty - conjours up the idea of a big lump of cannabis whe spely Charis - but still a pretty name.

I read it a 'ch' aris i am afraid!
i like carys as a spelling of it

Love Edith and Edie though (altho Edie does remind me a bit of Edie McCredie who is quite annoying)

Nice name but I would associate it with cannabis. Depends on whether that bothers you or not.

Charis is lovely!!! I would pronounce it 'right' with K, but then again I'm Northern European.

umm when i saw the name Charis, i thought maybe you wanted to rhyme it with Paris. And I was like ...ummm...really? but when i read your post it made better sense.

what about evilyn ?

because karis/karys also sort of reminds people of the brand kerastase of hair products? i don 't know...please don't take it personally i'm from texas and i'm probably pronouncing your names all wrong in my head.

I've had the name Charis on my list for about ten years - it's Myrrdin (Merlin)'s mother and The Lady of the Lake in The Pendragon Cycle. I had to convince Mum that if I use it, I won't be using my surname! (I'll leave that out, but I'm sure you can work it out)

It is pronounced with a hard "ch" as in Loch.

It is a totally different name to the similar sounding Welsh name.

great name, I really like it; as long as your surname isnt Harris

that is Charis...Edith is a pretty name

Not really my cup o char...

charis is lovely - stick with it

do not worry re spelling - my dd has a name which is usually spelled one way but can be one of 3

I actually chose the russian spelling of her name - more often associated with the boys version

She loves the way it is spelled although once a chav asked her why her name was ' {silly pronounciation') buut at 13 it has never caused issues

I read it as 'ch-aris'!! I know a Carys. I like Karis, I think.

I love Edie Emmanuel!! I really like the initial thing.

I guess you know by now this is the name for a lovely pure type of marajuana. I knew a girl called this and made the mistake of mentioning the other meaning to her mum. She was not a fan of the stuff and hugely unimpressed. [shame]

I don't like either, but i do like Grace.

I like both but agree re ignorant (!) people spelling Charis wrong.

Edith is a lovely name <sticks tongue out at tmmj and expat>. Not totally sure about Edith Emmanuel tho. Oh what a tricky surname!

How about <ponders for ages> Charlotte? Juliette? Helen? mm it's hard isn't it!

I love them both.

Edie is nice. Charis isn't

cannabis! Now that was something I didn't know ...

Don't let it put you off though, Merry.

I was at uni with a LOVELY girl called Charis and always thought it was a beautiful name

can also be spelt Carys, welsh version

Yeah, sorry, I was going to mention that. And yes, the ch is pronounced there.

mmmm...booge, not heard of that one! thanks for enlightening me. I'm sure that's pronounced with a 'ch'!

I've only ever heard of it in terms of cannabis.

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=charis

but wasn't edith piaf very cool?

We are finally there with a name for ds but by golly the girls were easier

Boys' names are a nightmare.

<looks at pitifully short list, sighs>

We found boys' names easy - but had two girls! We were still arguing over what to call dd2 when I was in the birthing pool!

Oh I know, Procrastinating. there is, of course, nothing wrong with unusual names but you have to be prepared for mispellings and mispronunciations.

Mind you, DS2 has a ordinary name spelt the normal way and it is spelt incorrectly about 90% of the time. [sigh]

i love it, sounds and looks lovely.

I love Carys (welsh) but Charis will find herself ever called CHaris and will spend her life saying "no, K". Carys means Love.

Boys names are tough, we have had problems there too merry.

What SoupDragon said.

dd1's middle name is Carys. I wish quite a lot now that it was her first name. Love it.

edith

probably have a boy, but too bored by boys' names to think of one right now.

I would do as SoupDragon suggests I'm afraid.

Edie is nice.

They do, Soup Dragon. But I just consider that I am broadening their phonological horizons.

For Georgette Heyer fans, one of her dippier heroines is called Charis.

Yes, Edith is a bit hard sounding - but Edie is pretty. But I don't really like the same initial for surname and first name, though presumably that doesn't bother you.

Choose what YOU like though, ignore us lot!

yes, procrastinating, these 2 are the only ones dh and i can agree on, we have very different tastes!

I love Charis -- first encountered it on a book character and then was at school with one. But I rejected it as a name because I knew it would get confused with the more common Carys.

Edith is nice too.

but then my DD's name has recently been roundly slated on MN, so what do I know?

Everyone will pronounce it Charis with a "chair Ch" and spell it Carys.

oh i'm sure and i will be devil incarnate but i was asked my opinion and i've given it.

NOT Edith.

I like Charis.

ooh, we'll get loads of 'edie' supporters on in a minute mmj.

Charis is a lovely name- something different, and goes great with your surname.

It sounds like one of those stylish brand names like 'Nicky Clarke' or 'Giorgio Armani'- Charis Emmanuel- I love it!

Actually, I'm sure she will hate having to spell it all the time when she is older. But tough. It is the only one of our 4 DCs names that DH and I ever agreed on from the beginning.

when i read it i pronounced the ch so maybe people will grace is my fave name Edith ok

Charis is a lovely name, very feminine but strong at the same time. One of the nicest mumsnetters I know has a dd named Charis.

edith is ugly.

I have a Charis. Yes, it is always mispronounced and misspelt but that doesn't bother us. I still think it is one of the prettiest girls' names and I love the meaning.

So there, tmmj.

Yeah, janeite, totally agree! left off the biblical names for our ds for that reason.

No particular reason here, it's just one of those names that doesn't sit right with me. As ever, if you like it then use it, however I do think that Edith Emmanuel sounds a bit...odd. A bit too much like Elizabeth Emmanuel.

'Carys' is a totally different welsh name, different origin and meaning.

Those that don't like 'edith', any reasons?

Don't like it all sorry but Grace itself is lovely. Although Grace Emmanuel may sound a bit too "holy"!

edith is lovely

It's nice, but people will inevitably pronounce the Ch. If this doesn't bother you, go for it - lots of 'normal' names require constant spelling out, after all.

I don't like Edith, I'm afraid. How about Caroline, Sylvie, Marianne...they all work well with Emmanuel?

I think people will pronounce the 'ch'

And yes, people will spell her name incorrectly forever (unless they're Greek) and she will tell people her name and then go onto autospell immediately and spell it out....

<<bitter from own experience and that's only my effing surname>>

I think Carys is the usual spelling.

grace

sarah

ruth

kate

emma

louisa

I love the name Charis and I would spell it that way. I know a few Carys' and a Karis who're all under 3 so not totally unusual.

Or you could just go for Grace?

both pretty bad imo

...for a girl. It means 'grace' in Greek. Think it's pronounced 'Karis'.

Is it too weird? Will people call her 'CH-aris' or spell her name incorrectly all the time?

The other option is 'Edith' (Edie for short).

Our surname is Emmanuel so can't have names ending in 'a' or 'er' (surprisingly few girls' names don't end like that, but good suggestions welcome too).