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Emrys (boys Welsh name: immortal)

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FirstTim3Mummy · 24/06/2019 22:27

Original name given to Merlin. Myrddin Emrys

Thoughts?

My favourite so far. Being Welsh myself wanting a Welsh first name that's easy for English to pronounce as now live in England

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PeachandBee · 29/06/2019 12:59

Emrys is a great name! My mother wanted to call my twin brothers Myrddin and Emrys but my father shot it down. They got very traditional English names in the end and it always felt like a missed opportunity!

soundsystem · 29/06/2019 11:18

Lovely name, congrats OP! Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well.

Seems like a relatively easy one for English people to pronounce as well (although I have an Arianwen - which is harder for people here that you'd think!)

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FirstTim3Mummy · 29/06/2019 08:20

Thanks everyone. I really am in love with this name. My DH agrees! My little Emrys, due Jan 9th 2020

Really want to tell people but DH wants to wait. The only person we will tell is my sister as she is 10 weeks ahead of me and we don't want her to take the name first! Shes keeping sex suprise so may not be a boy but we don't want to be disappointed

I hope she doesn't mind

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Msgiggles30 · 26/06/2019 21:50

Emrys is my late grandads name. Never come across anyone else with it and love it Smile. I'm in south wales

ConfCall · 26/06/2019 21:43

Love it. Emlyn too.

AverageMummy · 25/06/2019 23:02

So even I would have guessed right then and I’m terrible

MikeUniformMike · 25/06/2019 21:03

Sorry, I meanyt Rhys is phonetic in Wales and does not transliterate.
Rees is the nearest transliteration but to a Welsh ear doesn't sound like that.
Emrys is always pronounced EMriss

MikeUniformMike · 25/06/2019 20:59

As I posted earlier it is EM-riss.
Rhys varies in pronunciation and does not sound like Emrys.

AverageMummy · 25/06/2019 20:07

Or is it more like how Rhys is said?

I am really terrible for this sort of thing though

AverageMummy · 25/06/2019 20:06

How do you say it? ‘Em-riss’ ?

DappledThings · 25/06/2019 19:30

DS's best friend at nursery. I really like it. Doesn't cause any pronunciation issues that I'm aware of.

EmrysAtticus · 25/06/2019 17:35

It was my first choice but DH vetoed it :(

3luckystars · 25/06/2019 15:02

Well I love Merlin, we even went to visit the castle in Pierrefonds France
where it was filmed and it was one of the highlights of my life Smile

So I love it (but was not allowed use it) it's a good name, best of luck x

MikeUniformMike · 25/06/2019 14:58

EM-riss.
It's the welsh form of Ambrose.

FunnyTinge · 25/06/2019 14:57

So nothing to do with the character Emhyr var Emreis (translated apparently as 'The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies') from the Witcher books then.

is disappointed Sad

Sophronia · 25/06/2019 14:49

How is it pronounced?

MikeUniformMike · 25/06/2019 08:38

It's fine. OP is Welsh and it won't cause any pronunciation issues.
He will get called Em.

Mintypea5 · 25/06/2019 01:57

Love it. Always have since childhood reading the crystal crave also love Emlyn sadly DH has vetoed both

Snowy81 · 25/06/2019 01:48

Like it along with Emlyn.

HPLikecraft · 24/06/2019 23:59

Great name 👍🏼

TotallyBamboozled · 24/06/2019 23:47

Absolutely love this name! If I had any Welsh heritage I would definitely call a son Emrys. It's a great name imo

falafelaboutit · 24/06/2019 23:26

Love it!!

MrsDimmond · 24/06/2019 23:10

Great name. Can't see a problem in England

notacooldad · 24/06/2019 23:07

I think it's a good name.

FamilyOfAliens · 24/06/2019 23:07

I knew a wonderful head teacher called Emrys. It’s a lovely name and not at all difficult for English people to pronounce as it’s exactly as it’s spelled.