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Llewelyn was used for Josh Brolin's character in No Country for Old Men, and it was pronounced the English way (loo-WEL-in); and I admit I found the name to be odd. It sounds like Lou-Ellen to me in English, and therefore not masculine. And the original Welsh pronunciation, I can't even say the double-L (I think it's one of those cases where you need to grow up saying it in order to pronounce the sound correctly)!

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As far as an "Anglicized" version is concerned, the only one I know of is Fluellen (floo-EL-in), which Shakespeare used in "Henry V." I think that might actually be less attractive.

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This message was edited 12/11/2017, 9:45 AM