How do you pronounce Dilys?

[TeaBaggy]

Looking for a nice welsh name that is simple and not overly welsh...if that makes sense...to be a sister to John David and Anwen Rose. I have come across Dilys but Im not sure how to pronounce it properly...also looking for suggestions for a pretty middle name to go with a short, hard sounding surname. All help and suggestions appreciated.

[SandyBits]

dill-isss

[TeaBaggy]

thanks Sandy, so do you place the emphasis on the 1st or 2nd part...or is it evenly weighted?

[colditz]

I always heard it pronounced "Dulliss"

[CuppaTeaJanice]

The emphasis is on the Dill bit.

If you have Sky TV, go to channel 619 - Cartoonito, and look for Fireman Sam. There's a character called Dilys on that, which will show you how to pronounce it.

[NoahAndTheWhale]

My great aunty Dilys pronounced it dill-iss with the emphasis on the d if that makes sense but with quite a pronounced sss at the end.

[TeaBaggy]

Thank you everyone. i will try fireman sam!
Any suggestions for middle name?

[CapitalText]

DILL-iss

Dilys Angharad
Dilys Bethan
Dilys Megan
Dilys Leolina
Dilys Caron
Dilys Inira
Dilys Owena
Dilys Jennifer
Dilys Meredith
Dilys Taffline
Dilys Rhiannon
Dilys Addiena
Dilys Bronwyn
Dilys Arlais
Dilys Hafwen
Dilys Iola
Dilys Linette
Dilys Tegan
Dilys Sian

[MassiveBumperlicious]

I would say Dill-iss but a Welsh speaker would probably say Dull-iss as colditz says.

Other lovely Welsh names are:

Carys
Seren
Elin

[OliviaMumsnet]

Ooh I had a great aunt Dilys. She was Dill for short.
(Sister Gwyn)

[migola]

I am a Welsh speaker and it's definitely Dill-iss, if it was pronounced Dull-iss it would be written Dylis

CapitalText - Taffline???! That's a joke right?

[DuelingFanjo]

deffo Dill-iss, not Dul-iss. Welsh speaking people wouldn't prounounce it Dul-iss.

[CapitalText]

What's wrong with it migola? I thought it sounded quite nice.

[ActuallyMyNamesMarina]

Dilys is Dill-iss - prefer Delyth myself. Dilys maybe shotrened to Dil which is fine for a man (tis one of my uncles names) but not for a girl

[migola]

Taffline, like the welsh version of Kathleen?

[MassiveBumperlicious]

Ah, am getting confused between the i and the y. I just remember that Dylan would be pronounced 'Dul-lan'.

[CardiCorgi]

Bronwen is spelt with an "e", if you are going to be pedantic (which I am).

[BessieBoots]

And Branwen is nicer imo... (google it for the story of the lovely Branwen from the Mabinogi...)

[TeaBaggy]

Thank you for all your suggestions... i like Bronwen and Bethan but as we already have an Anwen i didnt feel like it sounded right.

My main concern with welsh names is pronunciation, as we dont actually live in wales so trying to find names that are spelt similar to how they are said...middle name doesnt need to be welsh particularly, as long as the 2 names sound good together

[pranma]

I love Seren-I think it means star