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[Facts] Greek pronunciation of Charis
What is the Greek pronunciation of Charis? Also, what is the most correct spelling, short of using the Greek alphabet? Charis, Karis, or something else entirely?Thanks,Melina
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I'm actually planning on naming my daughter Karis. I think Charis would be constantly pronounced wrong and my last name is complicated enough, no one can pronounce it. I think the spelling Charis is probably more accurate than Karis, either Charis or Kharis seem to be the usual spellings and Charis is used most for the name.
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Charis should be pronounced "HAH-rees", the 'hah' being a bit like the sound in 'up', and the 'r' being rolled. The 'h' is one of those back-of-the-throat sounds (not like the soft 'h' in 'hello', it's deeper and more difficult to pronounce if you didn't grow up using it).The most correct spelling would be Haris, I think. Like the singer Haris Alexiou.Hope this helps. :)
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I second Dayna :)
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I second Dayna :)
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I would say kah-ris.
~~ Claire ~~
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