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Yea, it's pronounced INN-uss. It's an old family surname and one of my favourite names. I personally would prefer to use it on a boy, but I can see it on a girl too. I just wouldn't want people to mistakenly think it's pronounced ee-nez, like the Latin name - sorry to anyone named Ines out there, you have a lovely name, it's just not what I'm going for.
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Incidentally, this name tends to be pronounced 'INN-uss' by Scots speakers, rather than 'INN-ezz' or suchlike.
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I like it as a boy name but not on a girl.
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Innes is an incredibly noble, classic sounding (and looking) name to me. I'm having a hard time thinking of middle names that would flow well with it though.
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Some websites suggest this name also means island in the river, which seems related to the idea of strength in oneness.
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Ynys is the Welsh spelling.
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Ynys isn't the Welsh spelling of Innes, it's the Welsh word for island and is pronounced UN-is.
It has been very occasionally used as a name, though.
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It has been very occasionally used as a name, though.
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