Taliesin

I named my son born in July 2023 Taliesin, after the 6th century bard + son of Iolo Morganwg (just handed in my thesis on Welsh antiquarianism and early Anglo-Welsh poetry), as well as Taliesin Jaffe since that is how my husband knew the name. We're both French and living in Scotland so people tend to be surprised by the name, but I've nonetheless gotten nothing but compliments!

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We pronounce it the Welsh way, with a French accent(uation) when speaking in French.

I always think of Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin and Taliesin West. I also think it would be stunning on a girl.

I love it!

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).

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.

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.)

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.

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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.

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Also, it is pronounced, as onion john put it rightly, Tally-esin. I too am first-language welsh.

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.

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!

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.