Antonia vs. Karis vs. Karla

[Anonymous]

Other spelling options:
Carys
Charis
Karris
Carris
Kerris
Keris
Kerys
Cerys
Keres
Keras

[Anonymous]

^
Kheris
Kharis
Karras
Kerras
Karas
Caris
Ceris

[Anonymous]

^
Karys

[Anonymous]

I also thought of Willa Cather. Just know Antonia will likely get called "Toni" or Ann at school and will have it pronounced Ann-tone-ia or Anton-ia regularly.

For any name, be prepared for common nicknames and such. Though you'll never catch them all, I didn't anticipate with my kid was a silent E being pronounced with emphasis when the kids were learning to read (Think a name like "Claire" being pronounced Clair-y).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charis? I’ve never seen a karis. Would you pronounce Car-is or care-is?

Antonia is one of those names that has two standard pronunciations. Antony-a and On-tone-ia. I actually see the latter like the book.

OP here! We would pronounce it care-is.

We really like the anne-tone-nia pronunciation! When saying it quickly, we have found that it sounds more like anne-tone-ya.

Karis is terrible. It sounds like "carious", which is an adjective that desribes a rotten/decayed tooth, and it looks like you chose a kr8ive spelling. The "-is" ending sounds clinical even if someone doesn't make the rotten tooth connection.

Very bad, OP. Please don't do this to your child.

It's a Krisis for sure.

[Anonymous]

Antonia is OK. Not great, but OK. I picture a hard-working, slightly overweight blue collar lady who sweeps up hair in a Supercuts or is a lunch lady at a school cafeteria, and who goes by Toni.

Karla would be OK if you spelled it Carla.

Karis is hideous.

[Anonymous]

Karla > Karis > Antonia

Antonia is too similar to Antonio. I have a name like this, and I am often called the male version of the name because people are oblivious and do not pay any attention to other people's names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Karis is very pretty and elegant sounding (when it rhymes with Harris). I almost wish that I had heard of it before I named my own daughters. I would imagine that it would probably be misspelled and mispronounced frequently though.

Frankly, this *is* a misspelling of the name. It’s awful and makes the user seem illiterate, like using Skyler for Schuyler, or Jillian for Gillian.

[Anonymous]

Carys with a C
Antonia
....


....

Karla

[Anonymous]

Antonia

then Karis

Never Karla

[Anonymous]

Antonia was my grandmother’s name, so I’m biased but think it’s lovely. Origins ancross a wide swath of Europe. In my mind it aligns with the trend toward baby names that were popular early 1900s (Eleanor, Ava, Sophia etc.)

Karla seems a little more 1960s, so it seems not quite ready for a comeback yet. But I think it’s kinda cute all the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Karis is very pretty and elegant sounding (when it rhymes with Harris). I almost wish that I had heard of it before I named my own daughters. I would imagine that it would probably be misspelled and mispronounced frequently though.

Frankly, this *is* a misspelling of the name. It’s awful and makes the user seem illiterate, like using Skyler for Schuyler, or Jillian for Gillian.

+1

[Anonymous]

Karla is a legitimate and established spelling. It is one of those names that has multiple accepted spellings (like Sarah vs. Sara). This is not the same thing as taking Courtney and spelling it Kourtney. People just assume that every name that starts with a K needs to start with a C because of the Kardashians. That family has ruined the perception of K names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Karis is very pretty and elegant sounding (when it rhymes with Harris). I almost wish that I had heard of it before I named my own daughters. I would imagine that it would probably be misspelled and mispronounced frequently though.

Frankly, this *is* a misspelling of the name. It’s awful and makes the user seem illiterate, like using Skyler for Schuyler, or Jillian for Gillian.

Are you trolling? Some names have more than one accepted spelling which can vary based on region. Jillian is a legitimate and accepted spelling. If you think otherwise, then I would love to know your take on Sarah vs. Sara, Teresa vs. Theresa, and Rebecca vs. Rebekah.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on the middle and last name.