Taliesin
Welsh, "shining brow"
A handsome and rugged Welsh boy name with plenty of myth and magic surrounding it, Taliesin was the name of a semi-legendary poet who has also appeared in variations of Arthurian legend. Pronounced as tal-ee-EHS-in or as tal-YEH-sin, it is a rare option that might nevertheless make an interesting alternative to Tristan, Tyson, Talon, and Cassian. Nicknames Tal, Taz, and Tez are cool too.
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Grace and readers, I wanted to comment to make you aware that it is also the name of one of the famous houses that Frank Lloyd Wright built. Here is a link to Taliesin "east" as there is also a west: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliesin_(studio)