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Carys is my preferred spelling and I think it's a lovely name.

Charis! I recently heard this name and I love it. :)

I prefer Carys, but both are lovely. I used them a lot as mns in my stock combos. It depends on the feeling I want. Carys has a care-free, natural feeling. Charis has a more timeless, almost religious feeling.

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I pronounce them the same way, "CARE-is / KEHR-is," although sometimes I do say, "CA-ris."

I say it like "CAH-riss", with a short a like in the word "land". I like it spelled Carys because the pronunciation is most logical. Charis looks like it should be pronounced with a "ch" sound.
I also like Cerys, although I pronounce it differently, the first syllable being like the beginning of the name Kerry.

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my niece is called Abby Cerys.

Charis is pronounced HAH-ris in Greek, as far as I know. So there's not even a K-sound. I like the look of Charis better but I dislike the Greek pronunciation and in English people might pronounce it KAIR-is which I like, but they might also say SHAH-reez or something like that which is awful. I also don't feel comfortable not using the Greek pronunciation as it is the original one and the name isn't well established in the English language like Phoebe or something.

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So I'd pick Carys. The meaning is nice and it is definitely pronounced with a K-sound.

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Charis - KA-ris. It looks a bit more Greek and that's what I love about it. I'm not wild about the name, though; it's not my style. Cerys is prettier imo, pronounced SÈ-ris.

I prefer Carys. I've always thought people might try to pronounce Charis as Shareese.

Carys and I like the pronunciation CAH-riss which is how I pronounce it. Lovely name by the way.