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[ syll. ne-rys, ner-ys ] The girl name Nerys is used mostly in Welsh. Its language of origin is Old Greek and Welsh. From Welsh roots, its meaning is noblewoman; white lady. The name could be from the Welsh 'nêr' (lord) suffixed with the feminine '-ys', and generally interpreted as 'noblewoman' or 'lady', or else it could be a shortening of the popular medieval name Generys meaning 'white lady'. It has been used only in relatively modern times during the Welsh cultural revival, and it is rarely encountered outside of Wales. In addition, Nerys is a form (Welsh) of the English name Nerissa.
Nerys is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Nerys include the name Narcisse, the English Narisa, the English Narissa, the name Nergis, the English Nerice, the name Nerrissa, the Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian Narcisa, the English Narcissa, the Indian Naresha, the Japanese Nariko, the name Narkissa, the name Nerise, the English Nerisse, the name Nerrisa, the Japanese Noriko, the name Nerisa, and the English Nerissa. A famous person named Nerys is Nerys Hughes, Actress, born 8 November 1941, Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales.   |
