Comments on: Baby Name of the Day: Rhys

By: kara

kara — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:01:20 +0000

thank you! we just had a third son, who we named Finn. Perhaps you might like Kai, which was also one on my list. I think it has Welsh and Japenese roots. Rhys is a cool name and once people adjust to seeing it they seem to like it.

By: V

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:24:41 +0000

You named your boys my two favorite names! You have excellent taste I just adore Rhys, wish I could use it as a first name but as my husband is Japanese, it’s too wierd for his liking. Maybe as a middle name then…

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:44:45 +0000

I think Reecy is one of those things that happens to parents set on nickname-proof names. You say to yourself “Reece is nice, no one can fool with it” but don’t realize you’ll be tempted to give your child a cute nickname. All of a sudden you’re calling Riley Ry-Ry or Cole Colesy.

By: SkyeRhyly

SkyeRhyly — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:31:18 +0000

I like Rhys but I prefer the Reese spelling. I think Reese is the one that has been charting for boys the longest, Reece is the highest, and Rhys the one climbing the fastest. So its an interesting job to choose the spelling.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:24:09 +0000

I love Rhys and my best friend just used it for her brand-new-baby-boy’s middle name! My cousin named his son Reece and they call him Reecy as a nickname. Ewww.

By: C in DC

C in DC — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:46:24 +0000

Rhys was on my short list if the girls had been boys. It’s one of the few traditionally Welsh names I like (or that aren’t horribly popular).

By: Bek

Bek — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:47:59 +0000

Rhys is a very strong contender should the baby we’re expecting at the end of December be a boy. I’d even say he’s usually front-runner. Even beyond the beautiful meaning (we’re definitely enthusiastic about this babe) and Welsh heritage choice, I just have always loved it. It’s got a simple, strong sound without sounding Manly McManerson. Solid, that’s how I see it.

Our son, Eben, gets plenty of prn. issues, but not nearly as many as I thought we’d encounter. One correction is usually enough. So I guess I’m prepared to take the leap with Rhys too

By: dreadedjaws

dreadedjaws — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:01:54 +0000

Wow! There are names that I think are pretty mundane, not common, but not “out there” names… Names that nearly everyone is familiar with and then I’m stunned when I find out they’re not. I had no idea, truly, that Rhys was a confusing one to pronounce or that it looked ‘creative’ to anyone… the spelling conundrum I already got – some people do it the Witherspoon way, some the Welsh way, some the peanutbutter cup way – but the pronunciation thing… no clue previously… When we were picking our son’s name, I’d have argued Rhys was a “nice, simple, everyone gets it” name, after I found out Imogen was such a challenge in the US (I knew it would be a challenge, just not how much of a challenge it really is)… and I’d have been so very wrong about Rhys! FWIW – I like Rhys. Is it kind of wrong that I like it more now that I realize he’s a bit less straight-forward? He’d have been on my list, except I like names with nns and my husband refuses all R names. Wow. Thanks, Abby – once again, realizing I’m clueless… and totally OK with that!

By: katybug

katybug — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:38:12 +0000

Abby, just wanted to chime in that this updated post about Rhys has me looking at it in a whole new light. It’s going on the middle name list for sure as a Welsh heritage choice.

By: Raquel Somatra

Raquel Somatra — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:35:21 +0000

The first time I say this name, I thought it was pronounced “Rise”, which I quite like. “Reese” is okay for me. I think Witherspoon make me think of it as feminine.