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Taliesin
Say it: tal-YES-in
Meaning
From tâl 'brow, forehead' and iesin 'radiant, shining'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 187 babies given this name since 1993
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 106,700 boys
- 16 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Taliesin, 6th-century poet
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.