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Ciaran or Dillon??

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Buxton45 · 12/03/2017 15:14

Really struggling!

Ciaran or Dillon??

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HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips · 13/03/2017 12:14

Ciaran.

Dylan is lovely but I don't like the Irish spelling.

liquidrevolution · 13/03/2017 12:11

Ciaran is nice but i prefer it spelt with the fada ' which is a pain to explain. Also be prepared to be constantly saying 'with a c' so it gets spelt correctly.

Dillon is ok but prefer the spelling Dylan.

Alisvolatpropiis · 13/03/2017 11:25

Ciaran

SumAndSubstance · 13/03/2017 11:12

Definitely Ciaran from me. I think it's a lovely name, and that's how I would spell it! Anyway I grew up with three common names (first, middle, surname) all of which are commonly spelt in two different ways. It's not that much of a hassle to tell people which one you are.

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Buxton45 · 13/03/2017 09:48

@Pencilvester no Hmm but when I'm Irish and there's an Irish spelling, why would we go for the Welsh? Confused

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Pencilvester · 13/03/2017 09:36

All Dylans are Welsh, now, are they? OK.

perpetuallybewildered · 13/03/2017 09:34

Ciaran by a country mile.

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Buxton45 · 13/03/2017 09:33

@Pencilvester but why would I go for Dylan, I'm not Welsh? We're Irish.

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Pencilvester · 13/03/2017 09:24

I prefer Ciaran but Dylan is better than both, IMO. Having a name that can be spelt two ways is mildly annoying, in my experience.

TheBrightnessOfTheseDays · 13/03/2017 09:17

I have a Dylan. Don't know any others (& no one has ever mentioned the magic roundabout thing, obviously). And Ciaran (spelt the correct way!) is also on our list for DS3. So on that basis Dillon and then Ciaran but both great names.

Gummibears · 13/03/2017 08:00

Neither are my taste.

But maybe we have different tastes and life would be dull if we all chose similar names

RuthB4 · 13/03/2017 07:56

I really like Ciaran spelt that way. And i love both Dillon and Dylan.

plutohasfeelingstoo · 12/03/2017 21:31

I like them both but I think I like Ciaran better

ChippieBeanAndHorro · 12/03/2017 21:30

I think Dylan/Dillon is really nice.

Not a fan of Ciaran, tbh.

ChippieBeanAndHorro · 12/03/2017 21:29

Dillon sounds a bit like dill on. very herbal...

Bit it is nice :)

ToastVacuum · 12/03/2017 21:28

The Magic Roundabout is a delightful and amusing show, and retro is cool Smile An excellent association if you ask me!

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Buxton45 · 12/03/2017 21:26

@PositivePlans2017 - it's the correct way to spell Kieran.

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PositivePlans2017 · 12/03/2017 21:25

I have no idea how you pronounce Ciaran? Anyone care to enlighten me? I know a little Dillon and spelled that way, it suits him and it's quite cute.

GavelRavel · 12/03/2017 21:07

Ah Dylan/Dillon and the Magic roundabout thing - ridiculous, only people in their late forties/fifties and older even remember it anymore and nobody called Dylan/Dillon now or anytime in the last 30 years will have ever heard of it - really don think it's worth worrying about that association.

WaitrosePigeon · 12/03/2017 20:22

You'll be correcting spelling for a long time.

skerrywind · 12/03/2017 19:20

buxton @skerrywind - it's not my fault people can't bloody spell the original of a name.

Of course not, but it is fucking annoying. I have a difficult name, and part of the reason I chose simple easy names for my kids.

NuffSaidSam · 12/03/2017 19:13

I would think Dillon will also often be spelled wrong, depending on where you are. Dylan is the more common spelling I think.

Mumzypopz · 12/03/2017 18:39

Sorry, hate Dillon. Too much like magic roundabout. Sort of name that makes you envisage a kid that's not too clever. Sorry. Don't much like Ciaran either.

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Buxton45 · 12/03/2017 17:58

@skerrywind - it's not my fault people can't bloody spell the original of a name.

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skerrywind · 12/03/2017 17:57

Neither.

Ciaran is the worse of the two. Simply because you will burden an individual of thousands of requests of "how do you spell that" or constant mispellings.

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