Rhys?

greengirl0909

Rhys = Reece/Reese? WTH?
I would totally pronounce that as rhymes with "miss"

guilletskichuk

Yep...that's how it is pronounced. Rhys = Reese.

62406

Are they pronouncing it Reece/Reese?  I think it sounds very English.

drbethc

I thought it was Rhys= rice

I would think Rhyss rhymes with miss... 

shall923

That is the original spelling of the name. It isn't made up.

ButternutSquash

mj.reilly:

Rhys is the correct and traditional spelling.

It is a Welsh name, so pronunciation does not follow American English. It means "enthusiasm" and is a very very old name. Not every name used in the US follows American English pronunciation.

Reese/Reece are Anglicized. 

I love it and much prefer it to Reese/Reece.

Alllll this she said. The google could have helped with this OP. 

MommaG123

mj.reilly:

I love it and much prefer it to Reese/Reece.

Yup, this.

blu-eyedwife

greengirl0909:

I would totally pronounce that as rhymes with "miss"

You would be wrong.  And sound silly.  It's not even that uncommon in popular culture:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

 

 

Rhys Ifans

MelleTX

I love Rhys for a boy. 

I've said it before, but it bears repeating:

Rhys = Male
Reese = Female
Reece = candy 

drbethc

MelleTX:

I love Rhys for a boy. 

I've said it before, but it bears repeating:

Rhys = Male
Reese = Female
Reece = candy 

 

I think you got the candy and the female mixed up....:) 

jallascalla

Rhys = a name that is about a thousand years old. So, it's been around for a bit.

 

LadyExtravaganza

I absolutely love Rhys, and DH and I discussed it at length for DS. Things like this post are one of the main reasons we didn't go with it. 

kerribear1717

Jonathan Rhys Meyers = HOT!

Rhys = awesome name, just not widely known in the US

Rushmore

ButternutSquash:

mj.reilly:

Rhys is the correct and traditional spelling.

It is a Welsh name, so pronunciation does not follow American English. It means "enthusiasm" and is a very very old name. Not every name used in the US follows American English pronunciation.

Reese/Reece are Anglicized. 

I love it and much prefer it to Reese/Reece.

Alllll this she said. The google could have helped with this OP. 

google can help with a lot of things, but this is a message board- for posting messages about baby names. Lighten up.

strawberrytree

MelleTX:

I love Rhys for a boy. 

I've said it before, but it bears repeating:

Rhys = Male
Reese = Female
Reece = candy 

This is funny to me- when I lived in England, I taught no less than 8 Reece's (that I can remember)! It's a fairly popular name there.  

Jazzyashes84

I know! I thought it was pronounced Ryes all this time. Like Ry, but with an S on it. Stupid name.

aubreyan

Mare0527:

mj.reilly:

I love it and much prefer it to Reese/Reece.

Yup, this.

uh huh.

CaitlinJ22

we are probably going with Rhys and love it. Its different but not out there and once corrected, no one will get it wrong. People mispron my daughters name and I never thought they would, so its not a big deal to me. 

hmp1

LadyExtravaganza:

I absolutely love Rhys, and DH and I discussed it at length for DS. Things like this post are one of the main reasons we didn't go with it. 

this for us too. We love the name "Reese" for a boy but couldn't agree on the spelling for fear people wouldn't pronounce or spell Rhys correctly.

greengirl0909

ButternutSquash:

mj.reilly:

Rhys is the correct and traditional spelling.

It is a Welsh name, so pronunciation does not follow American English. It means "enthusiasm" and is a very very old name. Not every name used in the US follows American English pronunciation.

Reese/Reece are Anglicized. 

I love it and much prefer it to Reese/Reece.

Alllll this she said. The google could have helped with this OP. 

Google could have helped to let me know the prnounciation and the origin, but it wouldn't let me know if people are familiar with this spelling /pronunciation.  I asked several friends and none of them knew the name or pronounced it that way.  Perhaps somewhat regional.