Hi Ladies....my hubby and I are in some need of help....we are expecting our first child together....a little boy due at the end of April.(I have 2 children from a previous marriage and he has 1 daughter from a previous marriage so this will make our 4th) We have finally come to a decision on a name but are still playing with the spelling so i figured I would ask you ladies since you are a neutral group of people. Which spelling do you like better???? Reese Gavin or Rhys Gavin??? Please let us know as we are taking it to a vote....thank you so very much in advance
This one's hard, but I think I'd go with Reese because it is spelled like it sounds. It will be easier on your child throughout his life. Rhys looks cools, but a lot of people are not familiar with that spelling and may pronounce it wrong, like "shys". Just my 2 cents. Either way, it is a nice name!
Reese Gavin. Had I not seen the other spelling I wouldn't have known how to pronounce Rhys.
Go with Reese. Save him the trouble of correcting people his entire life. I have a different spelling on my name and NO ONE who reads it, gets it right. (And no, it's not supposed to be Hannah, it's supposed to be Hanan.)
Reese Gavin
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Rhys is very cute and unique, but consider the fact that no one will ever spell is right.
Reese is a beautiful name and I think this spelling while more common, will pose less problems. Do you know how many times a day I have to spell my name?
Reese will save him a lot of trouble over his lifetime.
I've never seen Rhys and would have no idea how to say it.
Being a sub teacher......one thing I hate most is not knowing how to pronounce a child's name. That name is very important to the child so please spell it so that the majority of people will know how to pronounce it. If not, he will be correcting people all of his life.
Our last name is spelled kind of funny for how it actually sounds and whenever we are asked for our last name, I automatically spell it. It is a pain in the rear.
I prefer Reese. If it is Rhys he will have to pronounce it for people his whole life.
My daughters middle name is Rees (yes, no 'e'). I wanted a different spelling and originally wanted Rhys!! I love that spelling and the name. My husband gave in adn let me leave the 'e' off but wouldn't go for Rhys, I think it's more the spelling for a boys name.
Good luck!! and you've chose a great name!!
Go with Reese. I look at Rhys and think of rice. Unusual spellings of names are cool but you have to think of the person who has the name and the problems the will encounter their whole life. He may want to change it to something else when he gets older if he has too much trouble and that would defeat the purpose of your name for him. Good luck to you and your upcoming birth. The other Suzanne
I think Rhys is more masculine and unique (in a good way). He will have trouble with the spelling and pronounciation, but there is no such thing as a perfect name. Granted, there are names that are a lot easier to spell and pronounce, but, people will find a way to mess up your name nearly all the time. My first name is Eva, pronounced with a long "e" (like ee-va). I'm called Ava all the time and it's just part of life. My last name is mis-pronounced all the time, too. My daughter, who has a more "normal" name has her name mispronounced all the time, while my son, with a less common name never gets his name pronounced the wrong way. Nearly every member of my family spells it differently though! I say, go with your gut and use other things like the meaning of the name and it's significance to you decide which to choose, not how people are going to misuse it. Is Rheese one of the variant spellings?
Reese Gavin is my opinion. I agree that with Rhys people will call him Rice although I think it is a cool spelling.
If you must have a different spelling... I have also seen this name spelled Rhyss, Rece, Ryss, Rhees but these can also be confusing. If I saw the name Rece, I would scratch my head and then think, "Ray-chay?"
Good Luck and congratulations!
Ericka
As I'm sure you know Rhys is the Welsh male spelling (and with Gavin as the middle name my guess is you have a British background?). I don't think as many people will mispronounce it as you might believe. Several actors have Rhys, John Rhys Davies comes to mind. Whereas with Reese, I think of Reese Witherspoon. :) Just my two cents, and I vote Rhys.
I am still amazed at how many people think my daughter's name, Skye, is short for Skylar.
Congrats on your new addition!
P.S. I'm a teacher, and I wouldn't mispronounce it. But, I have misprounced many other names such as Andrea based on where the parents place the accent (AN-dreea vs. an-DREE-a) I don't think so many teachers have such a narrow world experience that he would forever be correcting them.
I vote for Reese Gavin. Same reasons already given.
Reese. Rhys looks like it is pronounced rice. As a former teacher, trust me, HE will appreciate having a name that everyone can pronounce without a problem. Love the name!!
Rhys looks more like a boy and Reese definitely looks like a girl.
Although with Rhys,you will certainly get some "Rice" pronounciations upon first look at the name. What about spelling it Reece? The C is more masculine than S. Reece Gavyn.
You know, I have seen the name Rhys before( i think an actor) and I did not know until now that it was pronounced Reese.
Reese. I'm a teacher, and I would not say Rhys correctly the first time. I love the name though.
Reese is a nice name, but i think of a girl when i hear that name. just something to consider.
I would definitely not spell it "Rhys". I agree that Reece is more masculine than Reese, but either is better than "rice". Love the name for boy or girl.