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I always think of Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin and Taliesin West. I also think it would be stunning on a girl.
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I love it!
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My mum found this name when pregnant with me in a very old Welsh baby names book, not sure if she knew it was a male name but has pronounced it in a very Polish way since and as such Tal-ee-SIN is how we prefer it. Though I still only go by Talie.
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Taliesin Jaffe is a voice actor and actor on the web show Critical Role. He's American and pronounces his name tal-es-in.
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Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche was killed by a white supremacist after standing up for two young Muslim women who were the targets of his hateful rants on a Portland train. A brave and heroic man who is gone too soon.
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Taliesin is my first name, and I am a girl, I live in Australia and for me, it's pronounced Tal-ee-es-in.
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My wife and I just announced that we decided to give our 3 day old daughter the middle name Taliesin. I see here that it is considered masculine. I think the name sounds very lovely. @ Taliesin in Australia - as a female, how do you like your name? Thank you.
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It's my first name and I quite like it. For me it's normally pronounced Tal-uh-sin, and many people remember it due to its relative uniqueness. My name alone also works as a good ice breaker for conversations due to its history (in some retellings of the Legends of King Arthur, such as with The Mists of Avalon, it is Merlin of Britain's true name).
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I'm a writer and I like it as a last name for my characters, but not so much as a first. I think it's very pretty, though.
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Yeah, I love it pronounced Tal-uh-sin too. And as a Welsh speaker I know it's not correct but I just can't help it! :D
(And it makes me feel guilty for getting a bee in my bonnet when names such as Dylan are pronounced Dill-un instead of Dull-an etc.)
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(And it makes me feel guilty for getting a bee in my bonnet when names such as Dylan are pronounced Dill-un instead of Dull-an etc.)
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This is my son's first name and we pronounce it TAL-uh-sin. We live in Minnesota, USA.
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This name is [sorry for the "Gavin&StaceyStyle" stereotype] Lush. It is also the name of Gwydion Dragonking's bard [who, incidentally is always referred to in conversation as Ddraigbrenin - the Welsh translation] in the Ynys Haf series by Jenny Sullivan.
It is a beautiful name, and I think we're all forgetting the Legend of Cerridwen and Taliesin. See it here, it's my favourite of the Chwedlau. See http://www.maryjones.us/jce/cerridwen.html for the legend.
Also, it is pronounced, as onion john put it rightly, Tally-esin. I too am first-language welsh.
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It is a beautiful name, and I think we're all forgetting the Legend of Cerridwen and Taliesin. See it here, it's my favourite of the Chwedlau. See http://www.maryjones.us/jce/cerridwen.html for the legend.
Also, it is pronounced, as onion john put it rightly, Tally-esin. I too am first-language welsh.
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You can pronounce it Tal-EYE-es-in all you like, it's still WRONG. tal-ee-ES-in is correct.
The Welsh letter 'i' is pronounced like the English 'ee'. Take it from somebody who speaks Welsh as a first language. Please!
On another note:
I know a Taliesin, he usually goes by the nickname 'Tal' (which also means 'tall' in Welsh). Though his mother calls him 'Tallie'. :P
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The Welsh letter 'i' is pronounced like the English 'ee'. Take it from somebody who speaks Welsh as a first language. Please!
On another note:
I know a Taliesin, he usually goes by the nickname 'Tal' (which also means 'tall' in Welsh). Though his mother calls him 'Tallie'. :P
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I named my 10 month old son Taliesin. I pronounce it tal-EYE-esin. When I was 14 I found the name, and I've been in love ever since. It's very nice to know that I'm not the only one who pronounces Taliesin like that.
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The singer of the band The Lucksmiths is called Taliesyn 'Tali' White.
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I like this name better pronounced tal-EYE-es-in. It's a great name, and even though it's masculine, I could very well see it on a girl. Not that I would use it on a girl.
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I've heard it pronounced Tal-iss-in. I love it pronounced this way, it's my favourite boys name.
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I love this name as my mother, when pregnant with me, read a book with a character named Taliesin. My mother is Welsh and loved this name and its origin. But even better I am a girl and so my mother changed it to Tallis, my middle name, which I love as I do not know anyone else with it. It is very unique and sounds so lovely - even if I do say so myself!
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I think Taliesin is a very handsome name for a boy. It's got a lot of history behind it and a lovely meaning. I definitely wouldn't mind naming my son this.
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Shouldn't it be pronounced "tal-ee-ESH-in"?
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Taliesin is the name of the house architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed and owned. It is situated in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and is open to the public.
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I've heard this pronounced tally-ESIN, tal-YES-in and tal-EYE-es-in, and the first two pronunciations seem to be the most common. Either way, I think it's a lovely name and it's one of my favourites.
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I have a Welsh friend with a son named Taliesin, and they pronounce it Tal-EYE-es-in.
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We pronounce it the Welsh way, with a French accent(uation) when speaking in French.