Dylan or Edward??? :)

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Middle name is John. We are registering him soon, so really need this decided!!!

Bloody autocorrect! ...its diminutives

I have a Dylan with the middle name john

I love Edward (Ned is a great diminutive I think).
Edward is a strong name and for me Dylan is more whimsical and softer. Like it though!

Dylan

Agree that they are v different. Edward is solid and classic. Dylan is a bit funkier and will, in the future, mark out a 2010s baby IMHO.

It would be Edward for me.

Edward.

I have an irrational dislike of the name Dylan. Really don't like it.

Dylan is a pretty solid name, in Wales.

Yes, as a character from the Mabinogion.

Not widely used as a given name until the 1960s onwards.

I love Dylan, but Edward has the edge for me. It is 'classic' but there aren't tons of kids called Edward.

I really like Edward. Dylan is a nice name, but for some reason it conjures up images or a loud, problematic, naughty child.

Definitely Edward

Edward. A million times over.

So many Dylans around the last 10 years or so. It'll date! Edward is classy and timeless. .

Edward!!! I know far too many rouge Dylan's

Edward

Absolutely hate Dylan. There are lots round by me, too much like the magic roundabout. It doesn't sound like the sort of name a clever person would have. Sorry, prob get flamed for that, maybe it's the d for dunce that does it for me.

Edward for me, but that's because it's ds1's name and I love it!

Plus Dylan is going to age like Wayne and Brogan.

Either, both are lovely

They are both very popular names and will age like names from the 80ies did, for example.

I'd advice you to go with something entirely different.

Neither of them is timeless imo.

But Edward is a little bit nicer than Dylan...

How can Edward age? In the U.K. At least it's been popular for centuries.

I feel like it has become very popular. A name for rather well-educated parents that want to be a bit different but still safe.

Which isn't necessarily bad. It is admittedly a very lovely name and I do understand why so many people seem to like it.