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I pronounce the name Fa-o-lan and I show you the separated syllables.
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My fifth son's name is Faolán. We pronounce the name FAY LYNN. It is quite unique and he never has anyone make fun of his name! His middle name is Tadhg... pronounced TIGE. Like tiger without the "r".
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Pronunciation: http://forvo.com/search/Faolan/
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I've heard that it's said 'Fwee-lin'.
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This name is pronounced "FWAY-lin" according to http://hearnames.com/pronunciations/search/Faolan.html.
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I would pronounce it in a Japanese type of way. Like "FAHW-LAHN" Example: FAHW as in the way you'd say "Ow!". This will be my son's name, in the future of course!
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I'm not certain, but from what I have learned about Gaelic pronunciation 'ao' makes an 'ee' sound and 'Á' with an accent over it would make an 'aw' sound. So wouldn't Faolan be pronounced fee-lawn?
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Pronounced either FEH-lahn or FAY-lawn.
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I love my name I must say. More so in the latter years just because of its uniqueness and it's pretty cool even though I cringe telling people it means little wolf from time to time.
The correct pronunciation I have always used for Faolán has been Fway- Lawn. After moving abroad to a place less familiar with uncommon Irish names, I adopted to drop the fada (or á) for a regular a. Mainly for paperwork and meeting new people. Pronouncing Faolan as Fay-Lawn. This has come after having to constantly say it twice to people and then being asked to spell it, which only makes it more difficult. So I'll spell it out like FayLawn the 1st time to save time :)
People closer to me call me by Faolán.