Carys

Carys is a feminine name of Welsh origin meaning “love”. Carys grows from the Welsh caru, to love, joined to the affectionate -ys ending heard in Gladys and Nerys, and is a twentieth-century Welsh creation that quickly became a classic.

Carys is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a long-running top-100 name in Wales.

The name Carys comes from Welsh. Carys grows from the Welsh caru, to love, joined to the affectionate -ys ending heard in Gladys and Nerys, and is a twentieth-century Welsh creation that quickly became a classic. Catherine Zeta-Jones chose it for her daughter, introducing it far beyond Wales.

Carys is pronounced KA-ris.