I just found this name on britishbabynames.com and am utterly in love. Can any Welsh berries help me pronounce it?
tuh-LYE-sin, tally-ES-in? TA-lis-son?
Also, could an American boy make it work do you think? Or should it go to the middle?
I’m pretty sure it’s [name]Tally[/name]-es-in. I love it, but the prn isn’t natural, so I’d use it as a middle only.
Not a Welshie, but as it’s on my list (and I’ve conferred with my W friends) I know hoe to say it… tal-ee-AY-sin.
[name]Do[/name] not know prn, but nice as a middle only. Also has word ‘sin’ in it…
[name]Tally[/name]-es-sin. It’s also the name of one of [name]Frank[/name] [name]Lloyd[/name] [name]Wright[/name]'s homes in Wisconsin.
I don’t know exactly how to pronounce it, but I think [name]Ottilie[/name] is correct.
I think it’s a phenomenal name, but it would be a bit tough to wield. I’d personally probably end up using it in the MN spot if I ever used it.
AFAIK [name]Ottilie[/name] is correct. I like it, but it’s very…fanciful. It would work pretty well in the middle spot though.
This has always been one of my name crushes! Excited to see it here. Anyways awhile ago Nameberry showed the prn. when I looked it up and I remember it was shown as tahl-YES-in. I love the name and think it’s usable but the prn. issues may make it better in the mn spot. Technically it is unisex, so I would use it as a fn on a girl. I’m in the States, btw.
Believe it or not, I once started a Master’s course in Medieval Welsh Literature at Aberystwyth.
[name]Taliesin[/name] definitely has four syllables, prn like @ottilie said: tal-ee-AY-sin.
It’s fairly unfamiliar unless you hang with a crowd who appreciates medieval Welsh literature, but it’s a great namesake. I think there would be pronunciation problems and a nickname would be stone-cold required (i.e. [name]Tal[/name], like the Israeli name).
Thanks everyone! I’m glad it’s pronounced tal-ee-AY-sin, I love it even more now. Great to see other people who love it, too. I’m keeping it in my ever revolving list of middles until I decide if it could work as a first. I agree that it would require a nickname, and it’s so full of them with that pronunciation. [name]Tal[/name], [name]Lee[/name], [name]Ace[/name], [name]Tali[/name]… so fun. On further study of the name, I found a [name]Taliesin[/name] from history who was known as [name]Taliesin[/name], Chief of Bards, which makes me love it even more. I’ll be dreaming of a poet son!