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Even English-speaking Welsh people say loo-ELL-in. But technically the "ll" sound is something like lhow-ELL-in, with "lh" being that unique Welsh consonant I really can't explain in writing :-/

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Sorry!

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♥Elinor♥

The normal English pronounciation is LOO-ell-in, but in it's original Welsh, the double 'l' sound is different. It's very hard to describe the way it sounds by typing it, but it's sort of like 'hll.'

Hmm, "Llewellyn?" I find that strange in text, myself, but it's a pretty name. Here's something about Welsh pronunciation for you to chew on.

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The double L is pronounced by putting your tongue in the regular position for you to make a regular "L" sound, however, you gently blow air out around your tongue instead.

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"Ew" is hard to discribe, so I shall rely on a discription I found on a website on Welsh pronounciation.

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(The following paragraph is quoted from http://www.britannia.com/wales/language.html)
Ew is more difficult to describe. It can be approximated as eh-oo or perhaps as in the word mount. The nearest English sound is found in English midland dialect words such as the Birmingham pronunciation of "you" (yew). Welsh words: mewn (meh-oon or moun); tew (teh -oo)
(End of quotation)

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"E" is simply pronounced "eh".

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I'm guessing the double L is pronounce as an "aspirated" "L" sound again.

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The "Y" is pronounce "uh" because of the "N" consonant at the end.

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The "N" is a simply "nn" sound.

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So, try to figure out the pronunciation by practicing based on what I told you, or get someone who speaks Welsh to help you out. Welsh is a language with very complicated pronunciations. I wouldn't suggest naming a child this name.