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I love Carys but not Dilys.

I've always liked both of these, especially Dilys, just enough off center to be interesting.

I like Dilys because it's a bit ugly and awkward, it's eccentric. I love the idea of a lady named "Dilly".

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Carys never did anything for me, I think it's too pretty and limp, a pleasant but empty blankness that makes me itchy. I'll add it to my Uncanny Valley list.

They're alright.
Carys reads as "care-iss" to me, and I have to remind myself it's "cahr-iss," and then I think oh, it sounds a little too much like "caress." That's the main reason I'm not attracted to it. But I think I would like it fine, as the name of someone I met.
Dilys is nifty. Seems to have an old-fashioned feminine sharpness. I like how the -ys ending looks. It also seems to me like it's free of trendy-style appeal, but also doesn't sound dated, and that makes it seem more interesting.

Both names have lovely meanings. I like Carys, but Dilys is an unappealing combo of sounds (who wants Dil or Dilly as a nickname?).

Carys is ok, dont like Dilys