Ciaran or Rhys?

[Chapol]

Thank you so much. It's so stressful!

Ciaran would be my pick out of the two. Not keen on Rhys.

Love Rhys. I am Welsh. However I decided against because everyone round here would pronounce it Rees (England), which to my fluent Welsh ear, was wrong.
So depends if that bothers you.
I like Ciaran, is it pronounced like kieran? So again, open to "mistakes" in pronunciation

How should you say Rhys?

The welsh rh is very distinctive and english speakers really struggle with it. I can't explain how here, there is no english equivalent.
Kind of like a rolling r like you get in french but blown out of the mouth with much more force.

And the is not quite like , is somewhere between and but again no english equivalent.

I love the name Rhys!

I like Ciaran but I'm of Irish descent so more drawn to that name. But both are nice.

Ciaran

Ciaran

Ciara's

Autocorrect changed it , I typed Ciaran.

I'm with Frazz. Rhys is a terrific name but not when it is pronounced Reece.
I worked with a Rhian and my colleagues were amused by my correct pronunciation. It is not Ree-ANN or Rian (RHEE-ann with the RH like a Scottish R and an H said at the same time ).

Ciaran is a great name but I have reservations about giving a baby a name from another language - so only if you have Irish roots.

So of the 2, Ciaran, with a fada. It will be misspelt - Kieran, Kiran, Kiron and so on all his life.

Ciaran. If DD had been a boy she would have been Ciaran. (DH is Irish)

Ciaran