How do you pronounce Kahlan?

[Raven Rahl]

So a friend and I are debating on how to pronounce Kahlan's name. In the television series, they pronounce it KAY-lyn, but I've always pronounced it when I read the books, kah-LAHN.

How do you pronounce it?  

[haphazardly parked]

it's kaylin. 'kah-lahn' just sounds like TERRIBLE NAME.

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The name Kahlan is pronounced by Goodkind as /'keɪlən/ (KAY-lan) instead of the more intuitive /'kɑːlən/.[1]

SEE RAVEN?
now, we're both adults you're an adult. i think you can take defeat gracefully. o; 8D  

[Raven Rahl]

You can't use wikipedia as a reference when it can be editted by anyone. You probably editted it yourself. xd  

[haphazardly parked]

MORE IMPORTANTLY from;
http://www.terrygoodkind.com/the_author/bn.html

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Jason Strange from Fayetteville, AR: First I would like to say that you are one of my favorite authors. I rarely read a book more than once, and I have read yours twice since a friend introduced me to them a little over a year ago. My friends and I have had disagreements about how to pronounce certain place and character names, specifically Kahlan. Have you considered putting a glossary in the back of one of the books, perhaps the paperback edition, so that the reader will know the pronunciation you intend for the names of characters and places in your books?

TG: THank you for the kind words, Jason. I have specific ways in which I pronounce names of characters and places. My feeling, though, is that once a reader has a book, it's his to experience in his own way. Therefore, it does not bother me that people pronounce things other than the way I do. I have specifically avoided putting a glossary in the back of the book, because it sends the wrong kind of message -- it tells would-be readers that this is going to be complex, difficult, and dry. And that the technicalities are more important than the story. THat's a false impression that I do not wish to give a foothold to. The biggest question about prononciation is Kahlan's name, and it should be pronounced Kay-lun.

 

[haphazardly parked]

Dark Lord Raven Rahl

You can't use wikipedia as a reference when it can be editted by anyone. You probably editted it yourself. xd

raven if i had edited that myself i would've stuck an 'INYOURFACE' in there somewhere. because i'm not an adult and am immature like that o;  

[Phanari]

Goodkind told me, HIMSELF that you say it Kay-lyn.  

[sabre_sword]

I've always said it "kay-lin".

[I like the INYOURFACE idea. Dooo eeet.]

 

[Phanari]

I thought that it was said Kah-lin.  

[[Gilgamesh]]

I always thought it was Kah-lun (but that's prolly 'cause I'm Dutch and the first time I read the first 6 books was in Dutch... Started reading them in English now and due to the series pronouncing her name as Kay-lun, I seem to have caught that habbit ><...)  

[Phanari]

Honestly, I got into the habit after the Confessor signing. I asked Goodkind how you say her name and he told me how and then added, "But it doesn't really matter."  

[superguillermina]

I've always said "Kah-lahn"...but yeah. It doesn't matter much--but it's interesting! I never even thought of trying to say "Kaylin" or something like that.
..not to mention, I've only read up to Stone of Tears..but anyway. sweatdrop  

[Phanari]

Stone of Tears is good. I'm still on FoTF, unfortunately. But I liked Stone of Tears. What part are you on?  

[Taro Momiji]

They call me...

You should have bolded that part where Terry Goodkind says that everyone has their own way of saying the name and that it all comes down to their own experience with the books, so he's not wrong. n.n I don't say her name. o.o I just read it. x3

Mishtah Bunbuns~!

 

[Phanari]

Galen Zarathustra Kyuss

They call me...

You should have bolded that part where Terry Goodkind says that everyone has their own way of saying the name and that it all comes down to their own experience with the books, so he's not wrong. n.n I don't say her name. o.o I just read it. x3

Mishtah Bunbuns~!

Really? I should've? Sorry.

And..........I'm sorry for saying it.  

[Taro Momiji]

They call me...

Not you, you big silly! x3 -huggles- Miss Misanthrope. :3 It was in her quote that she took from Goodkind's site, but it wasn't bolded. D:

Mishtah Bunbuns~!