Rhys

Lisadf1230

Is this a trendy or classic boy name?  Do you think it would be mispronounced often?  We are considering it if baby #2 is a boy.  DS is William (Will).  Do you like Will and Rhys as a sibset?  His full name would most likely be Rhys Michael Mc_____y.  Michael is a family name.  Thoughts?

WashingtonQueen

Rhys is classic. It might get mispronounced sometimes but, you correct them and then they know.. no big deal. Rhys goes fine with Will as a sibset. Rhys Michael sounds great.

MarxieVonTrapp

I think it's a name that's rising in popularity and becoming trendy.  Obviously it's been around for a while (Rhys Ifans, from Notting Hill and Harry Potter fame comes to mind), but I've seen it mentioned on this board a ton.

I also think that the child will grow up frustrated with pronunciation issues, unless he lives in the UK since it's a Welsh name. 

MrsTBird

It's classic. DS' name is Rhys and it does get mispronounced. But as pp said, you correct people once and then they get it. I think it goes great with Will!

joyfullyfound

I like it! It's definitely not trendy, which is good, and I think it sounds good with both Will and Michael.

As much as when you first glance at it you're not sure how to pronounce it, I think it's pretty easy to sound out with a little thought.... I wouldn't think it would be mispronounced too often... plus enough people are familiar with it to know how to say it anyways. 

Worcbride

my friend's son is Rhys--I like the name but have to admit I looked at it for a few mins before I figured out how to say it :-)

Zimger

I like Rhys. I t goes fine with William (Will). I would not change the spelling.

As for pronunciation issues...I'm sure they will happen. However, Rhys is becoming more recognized. If someone mispronounces it then it's easy to correct them. I'm not a big fan of changing the traditional spelling so that other people don't have to be corrected.

...I would ever pronounce Rhys as "rise".

Edit: Typo. It's monday and no coffee :P

Raspberry807

WashingtonQueen:

Rhys is classic. It might get mispronounced sometimes but, you correct them and then they know.. no big deal. Rhys goes fine with Will as a sibset. Rhys Michael sounds great.

This.  And we are naming this baby boy Rhys!

MarxieVonTrapp

I realize I'm in the minority in that I don't love the name, but considering how many Rhys's are on this board, I'd say that it is headed towards trendy.

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=rhys 

I also grew up with what many considered to be a difficult to pronounce last name and it sucked. 

kerribear1717

Love the name and the spelling. It is ds 's Mn but dh didn't want to spell it like that I don't think it's really trendy. The only place I see it is here.

jallascalla

I'd call Rhys classic, the name is over a thousand years old. I have a 4yr old named Rhys and pronunciation is not an issue, in fact I'm surprised at how many people know of the name. But, I do have Irish/English/Welsh/Australian family and friends and it has ranked in the top 10 - 50 in those places forever.

The US ranking is in the 400's in the US, it was in the 700 or 800's when I looked at it 5 yrs ago, so it is getting better known, but will it become the new Aidan or even Declan? Only time will tell, but for now I'm glad to see other little guys with this great name.

HawkJr

I think it's a great name!

kim1989

I think pretty much everyone should know how to pronounce Rhys. Personally I hate that spelling but I know most people prefer it that way

beckymonster

I think of it as a trendy name rather than classic, but I don't think anyone will think it's made up.  I do not think it would be mispronounced, and I like Will and Rhys as a sib set.  I had this on my list but DH didn't like it

bakedlaurabean

My son's name is Reece Michael. I don't think it is trendy, I think it's classic, especially using traditional spelling. It's still not popular at all, and I don't think it will be, but most other Reeces I have met have been boys and most spell it the same as my son. I've met two little boys and two 20something men, plus one little girl and a couple other girls with it as a middle name (girls with an S). 

bakedlaurabean

Also wanted to add that one of the 20somethings I met had never met another Reece before. And just because something is trendy on the bump does not make it so IRL. there are a lot of names that are favored here that are not actually popular IRL.