Taliesin - Opinions

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We're having our fifth child in December and it a boy! Currently have one boy and three girls. Names are a contentious issue here and hotly debated but we both rather like Taliesin. DH is set on it and I do like it too, although my real love is for Dashiell but DH hates it :-( We're Welsh and live in Wales so it won't be totally unheard of but it is still unusual. Other children have equally unusual but not made up or obscure names so it fits there too.

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I'd go for Taliesin if you're in Wales and Welsh. Otherwise no.

I have a friend whose baby is called Llewellyn. In North Wales so called Llew by everyone apart from his parents, who call him Loo!

I live in the south west of England and also lived in mid Wales for a few years, but never heard this name. Assumed it was a girls name at first (a bit like tamsin) also not sure how to pronounce it. But if you both like it and its a name people will recognise where you live then go for it. Only thing is it may need some explanation when he meets new people that aren't familiar with the name. Just have to decide if that bothers you.

It's pronounced Tal-yes-in or Tal-ee-es-in depending on accent. It won't be a well known name but is definitely not unheard of. We're in South Wales

Gorgeous. I love names that reflect heritage. Definite yes!

DD1 was going to be called Taliesin Rhune if she was a boy :)

Lovely name op !

Dashiell is much nicer! Don't like Taliesin at all.

I like Taliesin!

Went to uni in Swansea and that was what he arts centre was called. Not heard it as a boys name before but like it

love it!

DH is convinced it's the 'one' and I must say it's growing on me more and more.i like Tal and Tally as no and even Essie is cute. Do wish I could convert him to Dashiell though.

I like it!

I like it. Also love Dashiell.

Never heard of it, but really like it.

I have a friend whose baby is called Llewellyn. In North Wales so called Llew by everyone apart from his parents, who call him Loo!

Confused here! Aren't Llew and Loo pronounced the same?

OP: I've never heard of Taliesin but I like it. Much prefer Dashiell, though; easier to say, and nn Dash is cool.

Love it.

Just don't move to Devon! I know one whose parents call him Tal for short. However the locals cannot pronounce this one syllable sound and call him Towel. And apparently can't hear the difference.

koala "llew" would be pronounced the Welsh way, ie using "ll" as a consonant, which makes a sound unlike anything in English, made by putting tongue at the top of the mouth and sort of blowing through the teeth iyswim. Follow that with EW (not OO) and you've got it, pretty much.

When non-Welsh people pronounce "ll" it usually comes out like "ch" (as in "loch" followed by "l". It's basically an aspirated "l".

My friends are English and pronounce it "loo". I don't really get why they've given their ds a name they can't pronounce!

I'm loving Macsen Welsh for Maximilian at the mo, having a hard time convincing OH.

Yes to Macsen! Shortened easily to Macs, so no confusion.

buggerthebotox (love the name btw), thanks for explaining! I had no idea. I've never heard the proper Welsh pronunciation, and thought it was pronounced something like Loo-WEL-en.

I love it. I think its absolutely fine to use it whether you're welsh or not. I would have if DP had agreed its the finest boys name ever, but he didn't.

Tally is a lovely nn too.

Love it! Second favourite welsh boys name (after Idris!).

I love it. And agree that all the potential nns are cute too.

Great name. Tal is a fab nn.