Comments for the name Taliesin

I have a Welsh friend with a son named Taliesin, and they pronounce it Tal-EYE-es-in.

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.

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.

Shouldn't it be pronounced "tal-ee-ESH-in"?

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.

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've heard it pronounced Tal-iss-in. I love it pronounced this way, it's my favourite boys name.

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.

The singer of the band The Lucksmiths is called Taliesyn 'Tali' White.

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.

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

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.

This is my son's first name and we pronounce it TAL-uh-sin. We live in Minnesota, USA.

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.)

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.

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).