I’ve been scouring boys names and so far I’ve been finidng it very difficult to come up with ones I love that my husand agrees on. I’ve been pretty settled on [name]Rhys[/name] lately however, and today I came across another Welsh name: [name]Emrys[/name] (pronounced emm-riss) It means “immortal one” and is also a variation of [name]Ambrose[/name], which is pretty cool because that was the name of the minister that married us in [name]June[/name] in [name]Jamaica[/name] and during the ceremony he predicted that we would have a baby boy made in [name]Jamaica[/name]- and it came true!
So what are your thoughts on the name [name]Emrys[/name]? Is it too difficult to pronounce, too girly? I live in [name]Canada[/name] so I think the Welsh spellings might be more common than in the States.
I think [name]Emrys[/name] is a phenomenal name. It’s actually slightly old-fashioned in [name]Wales[/name], where it is certainly given as a name (akin to [name]Walter[/name] or [name]Frederick[/name]-- dignified but a bit fusty). It’s exclusively male but that ‘y’ skews girly over here, so I understand your concerns.
It’s historically linked to the mythical [name]Merlin[/name] (who was called Myrddin [name]Emrys[/name] in Welsh), but is given in honor of St [name]Ambrose[/name].
I love the significance it would have for your family, too-- a great story to tell your son someday when he asks about his name.
I [name]LOVE[/name] that name, and i think it seems to fit your situation perfectly. I don’t think it’s any harder than [name]Rhys[/name] - you’ll have people who say it wrong, but when you correct them they’ll get it right away.
I love the name [name]Emrys[/name]. It has such a geeky, but cool connection to [name]Merlin[/name], it will probably never become too popular, but it is not super confusing to say. it is one of my favorite names.
I think it’s an amazing name! I just discovered it recently too and it’s high on my list, though the fact that our first son’s MN already is [name]Rhys[/name] may put a damper on that possibility. But I actually prefer it to [name]Rhys[/name], it has more “umph” to it and is just awesome.
I love it! I think it’s pretty straightforward as far as pronunciation goes, and it doesn’t look girly to me. Not sure of this is correct, but I thought that in Welsh names, Y is usually masculine. (i.e. [name]Llewellyn[/name] versus [name]Llewellen[/name])
It is nice to know you are pronouncing Emrys: Em-riss. I know a lot of people in the States or Canada like to pronounce it: Em-rees (like Rhys with Em before it). But in actuality it IS pronounced Em-riss (people get confused as the Y in Welsh can be pronounced in a number of ways apparently).
I personally love the name Emrys (although I love Ambrose a bit more). I think it’s a very handsome name and would work well on a boy. I don’t see or hear anything that would make me think it was a girls name. To me it is all boy. But because it is such a unique name anyways, most people probably won’t think ‘girl’ or ‘boy’ when they hear it. It is very uncommon here in North America, and names that are uncommon are usually harder to brand as ‘a girls name’ or ‘a boys name’.
I really enjoy this name - I find it handsome and I like it’s subtle [name]Merlin[/name] link too. However, I really adore [name]Rhys[/name], and it seems more familiar to people. I live in the US and I have found that people aren’t very familiar with [name]Emrys[/name] and do seem to see it as feminine.
I know a lot of people in the States or Canada like to pronounce it: Em-rees (like Rhys with Em before it). But in actuality it IS pronounced Em-riss (people get confused as the Y in Welsh can be pronounced in a number of ways apparently).