Pronunciation: (Tay-lo; Tay-lee-o)
The name is most likely a diminutive form of the Welsh name Eliudd.
It was borne by a 6th-century Welsh Catholic Saint who founded the first Church in Llandreff. He is considered the patron saint of Cardiff, Wales.
Several places in Wales and France, especially Brittany, bear his name.
Its modern French offshoot of Thélio recently appeared in the French top 500 in 2018, coming in as the 496th most popular male name.
Other forms include
- Teliau (Breton)
- Telo (Breton)
- Télo (French)
- Théleau (French)
- Teliavo (Italian)
- Teliaus (Late Latin)
- Teliarus (Late Latin)
- Teliavus (Late Latin)
- Teliaw (Polish)
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