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[Opinions] Cariad
Saw a female comedienne called Cariad on a show recently. A friend of mine used to call her partner Cariad as a nickname - she's welsh and I think it means love in Welsh.
What do you think of it as a girls name?**Emma**
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Funnily enough I may have just watched the same show (Have I Got News For You? Cariad Lloyd?), and I'm actually kind of liking it now I've heard it on a real person. I think it has a nice sound, and would make a great middle too. Something along the lines of Cariad Guinevere or Cariad Snow would be beautiful. I still prefer Cerys a bit more though, especially if Cariad is such a common term of endearment in Wales, although I have Honey on my list, so that stuff clearly doesn't bother me much.

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It's not bad, but I prefer Carys or Cerys.

This message was edited 5/27/2015, 2:51 PM

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It's a common term of endearment in Welsh, so it sounds silly to me, like an English kid called Lovey or Darling.
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How is it pronounced? Anything like it looks?
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Carry-add, with a short a as in cat. :)
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Thanks! I was so off with Ceridwen, I had no confidence to try, with this one!
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Aw, it's pretty and cute. It's like a Cari Olympiad.
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Yes, it means 'love' or 'my love'. Personally, living in Wales I would find it ridiculous as it's a very common pet name. But I suppose it could work in the States, and the nickname 'Carrie' is cute.
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