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Very interesting! It’s not terrible!
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I know that it's not a modern misspelling, but this is still a terrible variant of Julian.
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I saw the name in the CNN documentary The Radical Story of Patty Hearst. Jolyon was, I believe, a lawyer on the case. Note that others he worked with sometimes called him “Joly” pronounced Jolly as in gregarious, happy. Not exactly ‘famous’ but it’s how I found this interesting name.
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A famous bearer is British racing driver Jolyon Palmer.
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My name is Jolyon and it's pronounced jol-i-on. Three syllables. It's not joe-li-on or jo-lion or joel-ian. Most people can't get this and call me Jol. Please remember this as most Jolyons get bored of saying it. Thanks for your time.
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Like many names, Jolyon has many pronunciations. My son is named Jolyon and we pronounce it JOE-lee-un. I think it is beautiful written and spoken.
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In one source I saw this name referred to as a northern English form of Julian. I don't know whether this is correct.
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In "The Forsyte Saga" miniseries, Jolyon is pronounced JOE-lee-uhn, not Jolly-awn. It sounds quite like Julian but with a Jo- sound instead of Ju-.
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This name seems like a pretentious alternative to Julian. The pronunciation is not intuitive for English speakers. I though it was said as "jol-yawn."
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Actually, in "The Forsyte Saga", it's pronounced JOE-lee-uhn. Much like Julian but JOE replaces the JU sound.
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In the novel "Endymion Spring," by Matthew Skelton, Professor Jolyon Fall at Oxford University befriends one of the main characters, Blake, and his sister, Duck (not her real name of course).
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To me, this is one of the most beautiful and unique names I've ever come across. I first heard it from the Forsythe Saga, and it hasn't left my mind since.
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In "The Forsythe Saga" miniseries, it's pronounced "JO-lee-ON." I love this name, and gave it to my son as a middle name.
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In "The Forsythe Saga" it is pronounceed "Jolly-awn."
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The only time I've met this name is in The Forsythe Saga by John Galsworthy. I did not know it was a form of Julian and pronounced as Julian, I thought it was pronounced as Jo-lion (like the animal). I like Jolyon but maybe others would make the same mistake as I did.
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