Dylan or Marcus?

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

Which do you prefer and why?

Thanks!

Hmm... It's pretty 50/50 so far!!!!

Marcus, it's less common/popular than Dylan.

Marcus by a mile.
Dylan has certain connotations round here by a mile too.

Dylan !

Dylan definitely! Really dislike Marcus.

Dylan. 100%.

Marcus is insipid and posh.

Dylan.

I just like it more.

Marcus by far.

If you are Welsh or have Welsh connections, then why not Dylan (pronouced, I think, Dull-an)?

Otherwise, people will ask: DylanThomas? Magic Roundabout? Bob Dylan? So you'll need an answer (not impossible). Or else they might make unflattering assumptions. I'm not saying that this is a good thing, but, as above, it happens....

Marcus is not my favourite, but I did once work with a very nice chap with that name.

I have a Dylan and hes only been asked about Dylan Thomas.Saying that hes 19 and when i had him there seemed to be an influx of his name.Which is a pity as i really loved teh name.[sill do]

Dylan

Dylan definitely ! Marcus has been ruined by association for me

Marcus is a dentists name. It is posh to me. Dylan is a lovely name but it is very popular and has been for afew years. It's one of those names like a Jake or Joe. There's always quite afew around. I think I'd go for Marcus if push came to shove.

I adore Marcus. Much less common than Dylan, and has a lot of style IMO.

Dylan is much nicer than Marcus.

But I always think of Bob rather than Magic roundabout.

Marcus.

Me too with Bob, or Dylan Thomas even.

But I can reassure you that I am yet to meet a primary school child who has ever heard of The Magic Roundabout, my ds is the only one who has ever heard of Bob Dylan (because I told him he is named after him) and they have only vaguely heard of Dylan Thomas "that poem bloke".

I think many names have connotations, but often very generation-specific. I wouldn't worry about it too much (unless you were thinking of Adolf ...) and just use what you like.