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[Facts] Welsh name pronunciation
by Erin (guest)
6/27/2006, 6:37 PM
I was just wondering how to pronounce the following Welsh names. I believe they are all girls' names. Angharad
Addiena
Adwen
Eirian
Esyllt
LlawellaThanks
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- morfydd
6/28/2006, 2:55 AM
Angharad: the sound 'ngh' is a phonetic sound and the nearest you are likely to get is 'Ang: harad'.
Addiena: 'dd' is the hardest 'th' you can render - cf. 'that' Ah-thee-en-ah.
Adwen: as it sounds. Ah-dwen.
Eirian: Eye-ree-an.
Esyllt: to make the 'll' sound you have to put your tongue where you would to say 'l' and blow. Ess-illt.
Llawella: again the 'll', only twice over. Llah-well-ah.The only one of these unlikely to lead to trouble in the English speaking world is Adwen. I love the name Angharad, but a great friend of that name warned me never to call a daughter by it!

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- Agata (ADT)   +2
6/27/2006, 8:08 PM
Check the Comments on the right hand side. Some of those names have posted pronunciations.
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- Erin (guest)   +1
6/27/2006, 8:27 PM
I just checked, and only Angharad has a pronunciation posted.
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- Lauren B (guest)
6/28/2006, 2:57 AM
The pronounciation given for Angharad has the stress on the wrong syllable- it's ANG-ar-ad, not ang-HAR-ad.
As far as the others go:
Adwen- AD-win
Eirian- EYE-ree-an
Llawella- loo-WELL-a
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- Chrisell
6/27/2006, 6:54 PM
Eirian is IE-ree-an (EYE-ree-an).
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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