Nerys

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Stress is on the penultimate syllable in Welsh names, so this is NEH-riss, not neh-RISS. Stronger Welsh accents will say it more like NAIR-iss. [ˈnɛr.ɪs] [noted -ed]

I quite like this name but more so as a nickname for the more elegant sounding Nerissa.

Neris is another form/spelling of the same name, right?

Modern form of Generys, a medieval name.

Nerys is pronounced NE-riss in Wales, with accent on the first syllable, rolled r, and a short i, as in Harris.

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Nerys Hughes is a Welsh actress, born in 1941.

Kira Nerys (fictional character) uses the pronunciation "Nair-eese".

This name is correctly pronounced ner-RISS.

Fictional: Kira Nerys, Bajoran first officer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Bajoran custom is family name first, given name second).

Pronounced NER-ees.

Kira Nerys (played by Nana Visitor) was the first officer on Star Trek: DS9.

The real-world pronunciation of Nerys (a Welsh name) is different than the Star Trek pronunciation!