Rhys

Rhys \(r)hys, rh-ys\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Rhys is sometimes used as a meaning of girl name. Its pronunciation is RIY-Z- . It can also be pronounced as RIYS in English or HHRIYS in Welsh ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Rhys: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)"

What is the origin of Rhys?

Rhys is used predominantly in the English and Welsh languages, and its origin is Welsh. Derived literally from the element 'rhys' meaning ardor, enthusiasm, rashness. The name was borne by several south-west Welsh rulers in medieval times, including Rhys ap Tewdwr (-1093) who died at the battle of Brecon, and his grandson Rhys ap Gruffudd (1132-1197). The name has mainly been used by the Welsh. name Reece meaning (English and Welsh), Rees meaning and origin (English and Welsh), baby name Reese (English and Welsh), meaning of Rhett (English), name Rhyce meaning, Rhyse name, and Rice meaning (English) are variants of Rhys. Rhys is a fairly popular baby name for boys, and it considered trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 2000s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.027% of baby boys were given the name Rhys. It ranked at #471 then. Within all boy names in its group, Rhys was the 2nd most popular after Reece definition in 2010. It was used 15% more than Rhys in that year. In the past century Rhys has mostly been a baby boy name.

List of baby names that sound like Rhys:

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The baby name Rhys fun facts:

The name Rhys in reverse order is "Syhr".

The numerological value of the name Rhys is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Rhys?

Rhys is in the top names in USA.