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What do you think of Charis?

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MerryMarigold · 11/05/2008 17:26

...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).

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bluenosesaint · 12/05/2008 21:50

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

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Hulababy · 12/05/2008 21:06

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.

Idobelieveinfairies · 12/05/2008 21:03

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!

Sidge · 12/05/2008 21:03

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.

laidbackinengland · 12/05/2008 21:02

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

2point4kids · 12/05/2008 21:02

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)

Alishanty · 12/05/2008 20:59

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

aiti72 · 12/05/2008 18:31

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

eandz · 12/05/2008 16:40

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.

TinkerbellesMum · 12/05/2008 16:34

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.

TwoFirTreesToday · 12/05/2008 15:36

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

squanderedzeitgeist · 12/05/2008 02:54

that is Charis...Edith is a pretty name

squanderedzeitgeist · 12/05/2008 02:53

Not really my cup o char...

ButterflyMcQueen · 11/05/2008 20:43

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

princessmel · 11/05/2008 20:37

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

SniffyHock · 11/05/2008 20:36

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

Spidermama · 11/05/2008 20:33

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]

DiscoDizzy · 11/05/2008 20:32

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

Clary · 11/05/2008 20:23

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

Edith is a lovely name . Not totally sure about Edith Emmanuel tho. Oh what a tricky surname!

How about Charlotte? Juliette? Helen? mm it's hard isn't it!

gracepaley · 11/05/2008 20:18

I love them both.

PuppyMonkey · 11/05/2008 20:11

Edie is nice. Charis isn't

procrastinatingparent · 11/05/2008 20:09

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

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

dizzydixies · 11/05/2008 19:05

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

cyteen · 11/05/2008 19:00

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