I like both. [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] has been a top contender for a while, but I’ve been thinking of [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] lately. Opinions welcome. If you have suggestions for similar names, feel free to offer them.
I plan on using two middle names and the last name will likely be two syllables if it matters.
I prefer [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] just because I’ve always hated how [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] isn’t pronounced like rye-z, but like [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] said, I think [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] (pronounced correctly) could easily be a nickname for [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]. I do like [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_f]Reese[/name_f] (with this spelling) but I like them both. Suggestions, [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Artair[/name_m], [name_m]Bowen[/name_m], [name_m]Fraser[/name_m], [name_m]Harlan[/name_m], [name_m]Lowell[/name_m], [name_m]Ruston[/name_m], [name_m]Ruskin[/name_m], [name_m]Haskell[/name_m], [name_m]Wesson[/name_m], and [name_m]Wyeth[/name_m].
I think Emrys is a trendier and more artsy cool name - it’s more on keeping with names like Felix, Tolliver, Auden, Leander, Alistair, Jasper, Osian and has a more enchanting, fantasy novel feel.
Rhys (and I definitely prefer this spelling for guys) is a confident, effortlessly cool, boyish name - in keeping with names like Liam, Tristan, Finn, Tobias/Toby, Rory, Wyatt, etc.
Both swish names! Emrys sounds more handsome and buttoned up, Rhys cheekier and a little more cocksure. I like the sound of Rhys better but the meaning & debonair style of Emrys are real pluses!
I’m team [name_m]Rhys[/name_m]! [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] I’ve had troubles seeing the appeal of, but I love [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] (admittedly prefer [name_f]Reese[/name_f], but regardless, I love the [name_f]Reese[/name_f] sound!). Both are lovely names, but [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] has my heart.
emrys is definitely my favourite, only because rhys has been such a popular name for male main characters in the book world that i’ve began putting books down when one enters. i also think that emrys has such a lovely sound, and a really lovely meaning