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Cerys or Carys?

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Mammina · 03/05/2009 20:33

which do you prefer, or neither? Not totally in love with either of them but need a welsh name and it is one of very few name that DH likes

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horsemadgal · 03/05/2009 20:45

I prefer Carys, but both are nice.

tummytickler · 03/05/2009 20:46

I prefer Cerys, but my favourite Welsh girls names are Hawys and Dilys.

SnortyBartFast · 03/05/2009 20:47

i like cerys as it reminds me of the singer

Pinkchampagne · 03/05/2009 20:47

Like Carys best of the two, but that is probably because I know a bad Cerys.

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Mammina · 03/05/2009 20:48

not keen on Hawys but like Dilys if I block out the old woman association (don't think I can block it out enough to use it though)

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LaDiDaDi · 03/05/2009 20:48

I like Cerys, I think it's a very pretty name without being too girly.

Dilys and Nerys are nice too.

jambutty · 03/05/2009 20:50

Of those two, I prefer Cerys.
What about Ceri? Or Sian? Eluned? Mari (I love that name)?
My Welsh teacher was called Enfis - it means Rainbow, which is lovely, but I don't think it sounds very nice. And I have a relative called Heulwen - sunshine. Again, nice meaning, doesn't sound great imo.

ohdearwhatamess · 03/05/2009 20:50

Prefer Carys, mainly because it is the name of one of my lovely nieces.

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ilovepeppapig · 03/05/2009 22:30

love cerys.

what about megan or bethan ?

BibiThree · 03/05/2009 22:32

Carys every time, although i'm biased

mummytowillow · 06/05/2009 21:44

Cerys for me!! But thats because my little munchkin is called Cerys, I had to have a welsh name to remember my roots!!

What about Seren or Eleri??

They were my other names for a little girl!

RachieB · 06/05/2009 22:48

Carys

jellybeans · 06/05/2009 23:16

I prefer Cerys.

onadietcokebreak · 06/05/2009 23:18

Love both but would prob go for Cerys

dottyaboutstripes · 07/05/2009 10:58

I like them both and when we had dd3, we chose Carys as I preferred Carrie to Cerrie if people (as they always do!) wanted to shorten it.

My fave Welsh name is Nia (that's why DD1 is Nia 0

ChocFridgeCake · 07/05/2009 11:06

Carys or Seren

boodleboot · 07/05/2009 11:34

i really like Eilys pronounced ire-liss and Elonwy.... but out of your two i prefer Carys

fin42 · 08/05/2009 21:52

I love Cerys, that would have been ds had he been a dd, I've always loved Ceri as a nn.
Also like Enfys, Deryn and Delith.

morningsun · 08/05/2009 21:58

i love cerys but both are nice!

MrsMcCluskey · 08/05/2009 21:59

Prefer cerys

notsoteenagemum · 08/05/2009 22:16

I like Carys better I think it sounds softer, and I used to look after a beautiful Carys.
What about Seren, Megan, Bronwen or Lowri.

Nekabu · 09/05/2009 09:13

I prefer Cerys. What about Morwenna if you're not keen on either though?

Babylove502 · 09/05/2009 09:43

what about olwyn?

BikeRunSki · 09/05/2009 13:35

Carys is my most favorite girls name ever. Elin is my second most favorite girls name ever. I am not Welsh, nor have a daughter, so I havn't been able to use either!