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I think it depends on the individual name. Most importantly I would consider pronunciation difficulties that may arise with an English speaker. The native pronunciations of Inari, Taliesin, and Eluned shouldn't cause too much problems with a person unfamiliar with the original language. Other names are more difficult for English (or foreign) speakers; Llewella already mentioned Llewellyn as an example. Welsh LLs are daunting to non-speakers (including myself), and in this case it would be more appropriate to adopt an anglicized pronunciation.

This message was edited 6/14/2011, 3:35 PM