Charis...

[Nasturtium89]

Totally hypothetical but would it be weird to call our child Charis (adore, adore, adore!) if my name is Harriet and DH's name is Chris?? Sounds a bit to similar to Chris right? :-/

there was a little Charis in my kids' reception class, but it was pronounced with the CH sound - (which to me sounded too much like 'charas' but thats by the by)
Now I know it should have the hard Greek ch it sounds much nicer.

Actually Welsh has more vowels than English. It has 7, as w and y are vowels in Welsh too. Just saying.

G'wan the Welsh!

That is true Cezella! Our vowels just don't look it to English eyes!

I'll rephrase it then, you think w and y are vowels!

no w and y are vowels in Cymraeg

Well no Sal, they are vowels, in the Welsh language. No thinking, it's fact.

'This true.
Cymru am byth!

Protective over vowel-related teasing, who knew!

Would you make fun of all other languages on the basis it "doesn't make sense in English"?

English person dismisses Welsh language with a few 'jokes' what a surprise

Yes, I probably would. Lighten up! I'm not going to debate this. I prefer the Greek spelling of the name Charis to the Welsh. DP's parents are Greek, it suited us as a family more. The end.

the end is it? with your rudeness about the Cymraeg and your passive aggressive winky faces? ach y fi

It is indeed the end, for me at least. Because I shan't be replying anymore. You, of course, are free to carry on discussing others' contempt for the Welsh language as you please.

Life is a little bit more fun if you learn you laugh at your self, and your language, though. The English language, what on Earth is up with that? Sanguine means both cheerful and bloodthirsty

cer i grafu

It is a lovely name, but I really think not with her dad being Chris.

Could it be a middle name?

It's actually pronounced Hàris in Greek, which is the proper pronounciation. The problem arises when one writes XAPI? in English as Charis, rather than Haris. Understandably, English speakers pronounce Charis as either Karis or Charis(as in chair). Then people tend to go with the flow and just let everyone call them Karis, rather than having to correct everyone all the time, even though they are in fact called Hàris. That's my mother's name and we are Greeks living in London!

V pretty!

I would have thought the X is a [k?] / 'kh' though, halfway between English K and H. You find a similar [k?] / 'kh' sound in Irish and Scots Gaelic (both 'ch' as in 'loch'), or the Russian letter X.

It has been pronounced in English with a k sound for at least 200 years.

I think it's lovely.

And who cares about Harriet and Chris? It's v obviously different.

Thanks for all the input! I agree, somehow I'd feel silly using Carys when not welsh, but don't mind using Charis when not Greek! Really like Charis' meaning. Will probably go for it as a middle name, I actually quite like it as a nod to Harriet & Chris as a middle name! But think it would be a bit cringe to do that with a first name.

I don't know why you would feel silly using Charis or Carys.

I would merrily use Aurelia and Hermione. I'm Welsh. Neither of those names have any root in the Welsh language

I am not welsh but it wouldn't stop me using the name Carys. It is lovely! Charis is also nice but personally just prefer Carys.