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Carys

Also spelled: Cerys, Caris

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
A Welsh coinage from caru, 'to love', with the name ending -ys Likely
Origin
Welsh
Popularity

US 2025: #4375 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #997

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Related in meaning in Chinese

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning