Nerys

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.

Nerys

Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈneˑrɪs]
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Word/name	Welsh
Meaning	uncertain; possibly "lady"
Other names
Related names	Nerissa

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^{[citation needed]}
• Nerys Bailey, a character (mother of Roger) in My Family
• Nerys Edwards, a character in Gwaith/Cartref