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Keris

Girl name · 76 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Keris: 76 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 12 births in 2008.

Keris is a name with multiple possible origins, most often seen as a modern variant of Cerys, the Welsh feminine name meaning "love." It may also connect to the Greek Keryssa (herald) or, more distantly, to the Cornish for "fortress." The form gained modest popularity in Scotland through its resemblance to the Scottish Gaelic Cairistìona (Christina). There are no globally famous bearers, though it occasionally appears in fantasy fiction as a character name. Place-wise, no major locations are directly named for a Keris, but the name shares a soft, lyrical quality with the Scottish river Carron, whose name may spring from a similar Celtic root for "love" or "friend." Its rarity in the data makes it a distinctive, gentle choice.