Nerys
title: "Nerys" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["welsh-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "general/welsh-feminine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerys" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nerys |
| pronunciation | |
| gender | Feminine |
| meaning | uncertain; possibly "lady" |
| origin | Welsh |
| related names | Nerissa |
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| name = Nerys | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = | gender = Feminine | meaning = uncertain; possibly "lady" | region = | origin = Welsh | related names = Nerissa | footnotes = Nerys is a Welsh feminine given name. It may be a modern coinage, an elaboration of Middle Welsh ner "lord, chief" (which relates to the modern Welsh words nêr "hero" and nerth "manliness, courage") using the popular suffix -ys (found in Carys, Dilys, Gladys and Glenys). In other languages of Latin roots, Nerys also appears as a surname with equivalent connotation (and regardless of gender), always associated with a person of royalty, distinction, power and/or nobility.
People with the name
- Nerys Dockery, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician and ambassador
- Nerys Evans (born 1980), Welsh politician
- Nerys Hughes (born 1941), Welsh actress
- Nerys Jefford (born 1962), British judge
- Nerys Johnson (1942–2001), Welsh artist
- Nerys Jones (born 1984), Welsh athlete
Fictional
- Kira Nerys, one of the main characters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Nerys is her given name)
- Nerys, a character in Doctor Who
- Nerys Bailey, a character (mother of Roger) in My Family
- Nerys Edwards, a character in Gwaith/Cartref
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