Rhys (meaning and origin)

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Rhys

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Meaning and origin
Rhys is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is `ardent`.

Where is it used?
The name Rhys is mainly used in Welsh.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Reese (In Welsh)
Rees (In Welsh)
Reece (In Welsh)
Rhett (In English)

For the opposite sex use:
In English: Rhetta (F)

More `Rhys` links
Rhys as abbreviation
Actors named Rhys
Rhys in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Rhys

Rhys appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 809.. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Rhys. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #809. The last time Rhys appeared among the most common names was in 2004. Our records go back to 1880

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2007	809
2006	924
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Comments on Rhys

Alexandra
I love the name Rhys! It's my boyfriend's name :) Haha
shelly
looking for a boys name for my sister. I like this name!
Ariana
Just had my son on oct 19th. he is Rhys Alexander. I love this name cause its rare.
chelsea
this is going to be my sons name. y hubby picked it out :]
carren
its my daughters 2nd name..actually its xyleena rhys her fathers name is ryan so i took it from there to have a unique combination
Sharon
y daughter's middle name is Rhys because A) we're both of Welsh descent and B) everyone (including both my doctors) thought she was going to be a boy who we were going to name Rhys Alexandre

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