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[Facts] Eiluned
Eiluned
Welsh names usually have tricky pronunciations, so I was wandering what the true pronunciation of this name is?Thanks.
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aye-LIN-ed .......first syllable is somewhere between aye and eye.The more common Welsh spelling is Eluned (eh-LIN-ed).The relationship between Eluned and Lynette (also Lunette in early versions) is confused at best - I'll look it up later :)
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Better wait for Ms Merriment for this one - she's fabulous.My (related query is: I have seen in print the confident claim that the girl's name Lynnette is derived from Eiluned. This would give a clue to the pronunciation, no doubt.It looks a bit remote from reality, though. I wouldn't be surprised if Lynnette was a dim. of Helen, or simply of good old Lynn. Does anyone have any ideas?All the best
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