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First name pronunciation
0 My first name is spelled Jolyon. I have been unsure of how to pronounce it all my life. Throughout the years I have heard several variations, but I would ideally like to determine the "correct" form - or at least the most agreed upon version. I believe the name is of British origin, perhaps similar to Julian. I wondered if it should have 2 syllables, as in "jol-yen", or 3 as in "jo-le-en" or "jo-le-un". Typically, when someone asks me how to say my name, I admit that I do not know the correct way, and go by whatever is easiest for that particular person to say; I sort of adopted a version that slurs the first part to "jole" and tack on "yon" (like the word yawn) but, again, have no idea if this is preferred. A lot of folks back in high school would avoid the whole thing and just use Jolly as my nickname. 02 br
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0 Hi Jolyon 02 br 02 br 00 It's your name, and I think you can pronounce it any way you like. I would pronounce it Jo-lee-yun with emphasis on first syllable. 0-
- 0 Hi Jolyon 02 br 02 br 00 It's your name, and I think you can pronounce it any way you like.
- I would pronounce it Jo-lee-yun with emphasis on first syllable.
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00 It's your name, and I think you can pronounce it any way you like. I would pronounce it Jo-lee-yun with emphasis on first syllable. 0-
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00 It's your name, and I think you can pronounce it any way you like. I would pronounce it Jo-lee-yun with emphasis on first syllable. 0-
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0 How did your parents pronounce it? They must have had in mind how they wanted it to sound. 0-
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00 I think it should be whatever you like the most! 02 br
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00 If you have time (and a microphone) can you please consider uploading a sound file of your name to my website (www dot saythatname dot com)? 02 br
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00 I am trying to build an online audio database of names from around the world. I have only just got star
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00 I think it should be whatever you like the most! 02 br
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00 If you have time (and a microphone) can you please consider uploading a sound file of your name to my website (www dot saythatname dot com)? 02 br
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0 Hey whats up. My name is also Jolyon and I've had the same problem. I havent known exactly how to pronounce it. My mother got the name from The Forsyte Saga, a book that also became a television series in England. Undoubtedly it is related to Julian, which - believe it or not, is an Italian name for a boy. Jolyon is the *** variant of Julian. But...who cares about Italy. 02 br
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my names jolyon as well.
when I was younger I used to introduce myself as jol at parties and such...and dreaded having to explain my name to teachers at roll call and the like.
anyway now I'm a bit older and really enjoy having a unique name.
as for the pronunciation..i always used jol-ee-on. My mum named me from the BBC drama the Forsyte Saga...so I guess she got the p
when I was younger I used to introduce myself as jol at parties and such...and dreaded having to explain my name to teachers at roll call and the like.
anyway now I'm a bit older and really enjoy having a unique name.
as for the pronunciation..i always used jol-ee-on. My mum named me from the BBC drama the Forsyte Saga...so I guess she got the p
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I am just passing through this site searching for something else really (Yahoo's useless) and I came across this.
My father is in fact a Phonetician and as this name contains a J and a Y the correct pronunciation of Jolyon would be Joll (as in Jolly) and yon (as in yonder).
Etymologically it comes from Pig Latin -Jo- (is) -L- (next) -Yo<rah>-
My father is in fact a Phonetician and as this name contains a J and a Y the correct pronunciation of Jolyon would be Joll (as in Jolly) and yon (as in yonder).
Etymologically it comes from Pig Latin -Jo- (is) -L- (next) -Yo<rah>-
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Jolyon comdes from Latin Julian, The "J" will be spelled like the "J" i n "Julian" too. -:)
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Great to read this thread
Any further thoughts on pronounciation or origin wrt Jolyon most welcome
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Any further thoughts on pronounciation or origin wrt Jolyon most welcome
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0 This is a neat site, I found it by accident. My name is Antonio and I named my son Julian as an Italian name. Many question this name and also that it is or is not Italian. I was glad to see some posts here to verify that it is Latin. I think the name Jolyon is very unique and I personally think you should embrace that. Well, my two cents anyway. Take care 05 0 010id 1
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Since your father is a Phonetician, can you tell me what is the correct pronunciation for my daughter's name. Her name is Melia. We pronounce is Me-la with the i being silent, however her father is having grief with the "i" and what to remove it since most people usually say Me-li-a.
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