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Taliesin pronunciation

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 01/03/2013 12:16

Which (if any!) is the correct pronunciation?

Tal-ee-ES-in

Tal-es-in

Or

Tal-uh-sin?

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spiderlight · 11/03/2013 19:18

tal-YES-in, although tal-EE-es-in is a reasonable approximation for non-Welsh speakers. It's pronounced incorrectly on Child of our Time, as CelticPromise says, and has irritated me for the past umpteen years! Lovely lovely name.

CelticPromise · 11/03/2013 13:44

Tal-YES-in. The one on Child of our Time is not pronounced correctly.

Love love love it.

BeeBopDingALing · 05/03/2013 10:55

I thought it was a girls name.

Llareggub · 05/03/2013 10:36

This is my son's middle name and I am cross I didn't go for it as his first name. It would suit him so well. Sigh.

slipshodsibyl · 05/03/2013 10:32

Sixth Century, sorry I got it all wrong. I had only girls too. It will have to be the name of a dog or a house for me!

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 04/03/2013 20:25

Yes aufaniae I love a name with a good story behind it Grin

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BeeBopDingALing · 04/03/2013 15:22

Tal-e-sin

aufaniae · 03/03/2013 23:29

Tal-yes-in.

Lovely name, such a great story behind it, do you know it?

It was on my list but having a DD.

PaulaPixie · 02/03/2013 21:07

Tal - ee - es - in, Welsh name meaning Shining Forehead / Radiant Brow. Name of a 6th Century Welsh Poet. Lovely choice Smile

xigris · 02/03/2013 19:08

I heard it on Child of Our Time last night for the first time. What a fab name! Definitely top of my list if I ever have another boy (doubtful as DS3 only 8 weeks, DS2 embracing the Terrible Threes and DS1 6-going-on-16.....)

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 02/03/2013 19:01

I've been saying it Tal-yes-in in my head all day and I really love it,I also still love Tal-es-in....Tal-ee-ESS-en feels a little long unles the 'ee-ESS' are very short,in which case it starts to sound very much like Tal-yes-in Confused
though it seems there is a divide on the pronunciation,even within Wales.

It is nevertheless at the very top of my Boys list Grin for that elusive baby

I love it as much as I love my DS's name,I thought I'd never find another I liked as much so im very happy Grin

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happyjustobeme · 02/03/2013 10:27

Tal ee ess inn

Thats how it is pronounced in Wales.

With the emphasis on the ess.

Lovely.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 02/03/2013 10:17

This name makes me really sorry I'll never have a son. I love it.

slipshodsibyl · 02/03/2013 09:10

Sorry I confused I mean the way the 'ie' rolls together to make a 'y' sound

slipshodsibyl · 02/03/2013 09:00

Taliesin was a sixteenth century Welsh poet (male). Tal yes in is correct welsh pronunciation. Tall ee esin would be an anglicised pronunciation, where the speaker is unaware of the sound 'y' makes in Welsh. ( it's a kind of ur' sound)

Branleuse · 02/03/2013 08:43

i would have said Tal-ee-san

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junemami · 02/03/2013 08:34

Another vote for tal yes in
Lovely name, like tal for short too (no pun intended) Grin

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 02/03/2013 08:14

Ahhh,I see,thankyou Last that's v helpful!

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LastDaughterofKrypton · 02/03/2013 06:11

Gwennan has the right of it. Tal-yes-in. Think of the 'ie' being pronounced the same as in Ieuan.

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 01/03/2013 20:23

Though the more I say Tal-Yes-in,the more I like it. Grin

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FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick · 01/03/2013 20:22

I really like Tal-ee-es-in,and Tal-es-in...both roll nicely off my tongue.
It seems like Tal-ee-es-in is at least the correct pronunciation in some parts...

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thegreylady · 01/03/2013 20:19

It is a great name however it is pronounced :)

mejon · 01/03/2013 20:16

Frigg - I think what you've said about over and under-pronounciation is spot on. The 'yes' is just as you would say it in English.

2kidsintow · 01/03/2013 20:05

North Wales here.

Tal ee es in.

(Local school of that name)

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