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Ok, be honest. Julie and Dylan ?

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WuggleMump · 22/03/2011 18:45

They are the only ones me and dp agree on.

It's now in your hands Wink

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LittleDonkin · 23/03/2011 17:01

I really wanted to call my 5 month old DD Julie but my DH wasnt having any of it! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

As a compromise DD's middle name is Juliana

breadandhoney · 23/03/2011 16:22

I would also suggest Julia or Juliet rather than Julie. It sounds a bit "common" to my ear. Dylan is ok.

Fimbo · 23/03/2011 16:10

I like Julie and Dylan.

I find Julia hard to say. (Scottish).

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babyapplejack · 23/03/2011 12:57

Julie is very nice, Dylan is also nice.

I don't think they would go well together for siblings though.

Makingaminime · 23/03/2011 12:52

lostinwales I can't do it, I just can't! It sounds totally ridiculous when I try to say Dull-anne, maybe it's my dodgy Scottish accent.

Hedwig3 · 23/03/2011 12:07

I quite like Julie.

lostinwales · 23/03/2011 10:39

I found these on the net to help explain how Dylan is sounded out in Welsh as I am clearly pants at it!

'it's

"dull - anne."

dull as in "that was really dull (boring)" , anne as in the name Anne.'

Or like this

audio

It means 'son of the sea' apparently!

napoleona · 23/03/2011 10:36

I think you should start a 'Julie' revival and it makes me think 'pretty' - bit like 'Jolie' i spose, I prefer it to Julia. I dont hate the name Dylan but its too popular round here and that makes it a no for me! I think if you both like the names then you are sorted.

Bucharest · 23/03/2011 10:26

I agree that Julie is Dylan's mum.
That said, Julie is really pretty and will one day really be due a comeback. (ditto Karen) Just not yet. We've got to have the Barbara and Susan and Janet revival first.
I know Dylan is traditional and Welsh and so on, but I find it on a par with Josh and Ryan. That sort of thing.

IntergalacticHussy · 23/03/2011 10:24

are you starting a 60's folk band ? Wink

Makingaminime · 23/03/2011 10:06

Duh-lyn??? Never ever heard this pn in my entire life!

Julie is nice, maybe short for Juliette which I am loving at the moment.

MackerelOfFact · 23/03/2011 09:44

Julie is very dated as others have said - would you consider Juliette with the nickname Julie?

NormanNorris · 23/03/2011 09:41

Dylan's this era's version of Kevin.

Julia is so much nicer.

Mum2Pea · 23/03/2011 08:56

Not a fan of Julie, especially after Ali G! but do like Juliet .......

Love Dylan, makes me think of a very good looking, cool, stud!

baskingseals · 22/03/2011 21:53

really like Julie - it's French and chic

lostinwales · 22/03/2011 21:48

not sure PepsiPopcorn, maybe because that's the pronunciation I'm used to and it sounds wierd wired weird to hear it the other way. The OP's DH is Welsh I think. Dh has a lifelong friend called Dylan and his wife pronounces it Dillon and it just seems strange that she hasn't learned to pronounce it the way he grew up with, but that's just me I suppose.

PepsiPopcorn · 22/03/2011 21:39

Why does it have to be Duh-lan? I like the Dillon pronunciation - isn't it just an Anglicised version, like so many names?

ThatsMyName · 22/03/2011 21:26

I'm a Julie (and I'm early mid 30s so defintely under 50!).

I'd have preferred to have been a Julia or a Juliet but I have a lovely surname that sounds better with Julie and would sound wrong with either of the other variations.

It's bound to be due for a come back soon...and if it's not then at least you can guarantee that there won't be half a dozen others in her class at school Smile

lostinwales · 22/03/2011 21:15

As long as you pronounce it Duh-lan not Dillon then it's one of my favorite names in the world. Not so sure about Julie, but at least there aren't millions of them. (yet, you may have started something Wink)

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duzida · 22/03/2011 20:26

I think Julie is lovely and my DP would never agree. Go for it. Julie Christie, Julie Andrews, Julie Delpy, beautiful!

spiderlight · 22/03/2011 20:03

I love Dylan but there were four of them in DS's nursery at one point last year (out of 16 boys in total), so yes, it's trendy at the moment!

twolittlemonkeys · 22/03/2011 20:02

Julies don't know where that rogue apostrophe came from!! Blush

twolittlemonkeys · 22/03/2011 20:01

I quite like Julie although I don't know any Julie's under the age of 50. Can't put my finger on why Julia or Juliet are so much more popular. I like Dylan, it's DS1's middle name.