CARYS  (KAR-is)

Gender: F
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: "love"

Common in Wales, this name was introduced to America when Welsh-born Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas chose it for their daughter.

Nicknames & Variations:
Ceris, Cerys, Caryse, Caris

Carys is being discussed in our message boards:

• Need a first name to go with Nova...
• What name goes with Big Brother Adam??
• Drop 2 add 1-girls names!
• Curious to know what others think about this name.
• What girl's name goes with this sibset?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Carys:

• VALENTINE NAMES: Names that link to love
• TOP NAMES IN SCOTLAND: Jack and Sophie rule on
• NAMES of the FUTURE
• BRITISH BABY NAMES
• VALENTINE NAMES FROM ANGEL TO VENUS