How do you spell DYLAN/DILLON/etc. personally?

Guest

I am having a little boy and we both have agreed and stuck on the name Dylan. My mother in law and all her family keep going on and on about how they have only seen it spelled that way once and that was for Bob Dylan. They keep trying to tell me spelling it that way people are going to call him Die-lan. Isn't Dylan the more normal way of spelling this name?

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:28 am Post subject:

I prefer Dylan.

I found the following at .

DYLAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: DUL-an (Welsh), DIL-un (English) [key]
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From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "sea". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god of the sea, the son of Aranrhod. He was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon. The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and the musician Bob Dylan are famous bearers of this name.

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:31 am Post subject:

Thanks now I can name others!

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:10 am Post subject:

I've always preferred Dylan, and it's really the only form I've seen of it, save for Matt Dillon (but I would go for Bob Dylan over him anyday).

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:48 am Post subject:

I also prefer Dylan.

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:02 am Post subject:

I also prefer the spelling Dylan!

srusse22 · Senior member **Joined:** 15 Oct 2004 **Posts:** 1636

I really like the name and prefer it spelled Dylan. Any MN's picked out?
I like Dylan Michael.

Guest · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

My Gram's also likes Micheal. I just don't the M-M sound. Our last name is Mace. Our middle names change each month. (Avery, Charles, Connor, Bradley, Cole, Clifford)

When yall see the name Dylan spelled Dylan do you hesitate and almost pronounce it Die-lan?

My in law's and their family really drive me nuts. They are saying how they done bought personalized items with it spelled Dillon. Oh well it's gonna be Dylan. This isn't a new name either. It's been picked out since I was 3 months preggers.

KaraD · Senior member **Joined:** 14 Oct 2004 **Posts:** 4518

lizzie1024 · Senior member **Joined:** 14 Dec 2004 **Posts:** 5167

I don't think people will have a problem with the pronunciation. Most people have heard of Bob Dylan or the poet Dylan Thomas or know of someone else with the name.