Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Mn jury for Bradley? Dylan? Ben?

35 replies

BoysBoysBoysAndMe · 28/09/2012 21:01

We have 2 boys, Alfie and Jack.

Both very common although not common where we live. Both have middle name of James.

Ds3 will have middle name of James too.

Can't decide/agree in a first name. What do you think?

Bradley?
Ben?
Dylan?

Or something else?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
ImpYCelyn · 29/09/2012 17:43

Dylan.

Although I LOVE Benedict!

YouMayLogOut · 29/09/2012 17:27

Dylan, or Ben short for Benedict

FrickinAnnoyed · 29/09/2012 13:11

Bradley is a lovely name Smile The others are MEH

myjobismum · 29/09/2012 13:01

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Biggem · 29/09/2012 12:38

Dylan

SarryB · 29/09/2012 10:56

Mine is Dylan Jack. I know that Jack is quite a common name, but Dylan isn't (not round here anyway - I'm in Scotland).

DolomitesDonkey · 29/09/2012 06:49

I too have a Dylan James. :)

Dunno about not too common, it's shooting up the popularity lists and imagine my surprise when I took him for his 4 week check-up and the nurse called out Dylan... and someone else stood up. We don't live in the UK, never mind Wales!

mathanxiety · 29/09/2012 06:04

Just not Bradley. It's as bad as Brian.

Badgerina · 29/09/2012 04:32

Dylan. Even Dylan Thomas himself favoured the Anglicised pronunciation.

PickledFanjoCat · 28/09/2012 23:01

It's lovely, by far my favourite on your list!

SarryB · 28/09/2012 23:00

Mine is called Dylan. His Welsh Grandad calls him 'Dullan', but we say 'Dillon'. I think it's a brill name ;)

PickledFanjoCat · 28/09/2012 22:58

My welsh speaking friend Dylan gets very upset about it if he gets called dillan!

Don't think it's at all a problem though if you live in England and want to pronounce it that way?

NellyJob · 28/09/2012 22:57

as pickledfanjocat said it's a Welsh name and the English pronunciation of it is v annoying tbh and makes me think of a character from the magic roundabout...Smile

Tryingtothinkofnewsnazzyname · 28/09/2012 22:56

Oh! Well, every day's a school day Smile

PickledFanjoCat · 28/09/2012 22:54

As its welsh it's pronounced here dull-an more than dillan

jellybeans · 28/09/2012 22:53

I like them all but Dylan really goes well with your other DC names. My fave is Bradley.

Tryingtothinkofnewsnazzyname · 28/09/2012 22:39

NellyJob How else would you pronounce it? Die-lan? Smile

Quite a few Dylans round here.

Numberlock · 28/09/2012 22:39

funny ha ha love it, ten out of ten for you!

Honeymoonmummy · 28/09/2012 22:36

Dylan James is my DS's name (18 months) - we don't hear many other boys with the name Dylan.

NellyJob · 28/09/2012 22:31

Dylan pronounced Dilln is really annoying
Sorry I think Ben is...hmm....
Bradley is OK

FunnysInLaJardin · 28/09/2012 22:28

Baby David, of course Grin

FunnysInLaJardin · 28/09/2012 22:26

Ben, but do think it's odd that they all have the same middle name

Natnat29 · 28/09/2012 22:24

I really like the name Bradley Esp this olympic year :). Think it sounds nice with your other sons name too

Melindaaa · 28/09/2012 22:12

Dylan, Ben, Bradley in that order.

We have a Jack and a Ben, a Joe and a Harry.

PickledFanjoCat · 28/09/2012 22:09

Dahlmer?