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Can you pronounce this?

MrsYamMrsYam member
in January 2011 Moms
I really like the name Rhys, but I'm afraid people won't know how to pronounce it. It's actually the original form of Reese, but I guess people changed the spelling over the years.
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  • Thankful1121Thankful1121
    I knew that it was pronounced like Reese. To be honest though this is one of the few times that I don't like the original spelling over the modern spelling. 
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  • houndbabyhoundbaby member
    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.
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  • kbunskbuns

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    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.

     

    this is what I thought to.. i'm sorry! But I like the name Reece

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  • izzourclueizzourclue member
    Reese is how I saw it, but only because I watch the Tudors and know of Jonathon Rhys Meyers.  I think in the US it will generally be a pronunciation issue.  
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  • steffwd124steffwd124
    imagehoundbaby:
    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.
    This. Until i took a second look at it
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  • MrsYamMrsYam member

    imageizzourclue:
    Reese is how I saw it, but only because I watch the Tudors and know of Jonathon Rhys Meyers.  I think in the US it will generally be a pronunciation issue.  

    He is so yummy. :)

    But, yes, its a Welsh name, so its very popular over in Scotland and England. Stinks, because I really prefer this spelling over 'Reese'. Oh well, off to another name. :)

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  • izzourclueizzourclue member

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    In case any of you ladies don't know who we are talking about or just want to look at him Smile 

    I give up trying to get a ticker.  I have a DD that is 2.5 years old and is awesome.  Maybe I'll add a quote to distinguish myself.  Hmmm.  How about...

    "It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?" - A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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  • tfarabianstfarabians

    imagehoundbaby:
    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.

    This!

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  • Tz's_Bride_2BTz's_Bride_2B member
    imagetfarabians:

    imagehoundbaby:
    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.

    This!

    Ditto.  I saw Rice.

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  • kvans81kvans81
    imagekbuns:

    imagehoundbaby:
    At first glance I wanted to pronounce it Rice.

     

    this is what I thought to.. i'm sorry! But I like the name Reece

    Same here

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  • MrsYamMrsYam member
    imageizzourclue:

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    In case any of you ladies don't know who we are talking about or just want to look at him Smile 

    Mmmmmmmmmmm.... tasty. :D

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  • dec07njdec07nj
    I had a student with this name, and he totally had to tell me how to pronounce it on the first day of school.  I always feel bad when that happens!
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  • columbiamommycolumbiamommy member
    I knew how to pronounce it, and I do really like the name.  However, I think quite a few people will mispronounce it :(.  DH had no idea how to say it, and the only reason I knew is because I head them talking about the actor on tv one day. 
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  • MichelleL1118MichelleL1118 member
    Yes, I knew how to pronounce it.  It's actually the male/masculine spelling, whereas Reese is generally the female spelling.
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  • hjk5000hjk5000 member
    imageMrsYam:
    imageizzourclue:

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    In case any of you ladies don't know who we are talking about or just want to look at him Smile 

    Mmmmmmmmmmm.... tasty. :D

    To be totally honest about the spelling, I wouldn't have known how to pronounce it if I wasn't a huge Tudors fan.

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    In case any of you ladies don't know who we are talking about or just want to look at him Smile 

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  • uklawgirluklawgirl member

    I am a British news junkie so I've heard the name a few times. I knew how to say it.

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  • starsmaycollidestarsmaycollide

    I like that name :) I knew how to pronounce it. I also don't think it would be that hard to figure out, especially when you consider  how many kids in your child's class will have names spelled differently than the norm.

    At least this spelling actually makes sense, unlike silly ones with random x's or y's or apostrophes that have no meaning other than the parents just liking how it looked.

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  • CAB'smommyCAB'smommy
    It was on my list for a boy, even though everyone seems to be naming their girls Reese.  I was going to spell it Rhys.  I like it better.  More original.
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  • kierstensteckkierstensteck
    I love that spelling!  I used to know a little boy named Rhys, and he was the cutest little guy around!
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  • LeggyNicLeggyNic member

    An aquaintance named her son Rhys so I know how to pronounce it.  (And I'm a huge Tudors fan!)  We were both in the pedi's office one day and every member of the staff miss pronounced it (Rice).  Her only response was, "happens all the time."

    I love a lot of the English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish names too but the spellings just don't lend themselves to American English.  Sioban for example.

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  • PrincessSarah1979PrincessSarah1979
    imageizzourclue:

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    In case any of you ladies don't know who we are talking about or just want to look at him Smile 

    Yummy!!!

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