Jesse, Dylan or Finley

[Batmanandrobin123]

Hey, I think these are our final 3 names.
Baby will be half Irish, growing up down south in the UK and a brother to Rory.
I love Jesse, DH loves Dylan, we both liked Finley but concerned it's very popular.

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The Dyl is pronounced like the english word Dull.
The an is like the an in can, pan,man.
Welsh words have the stress on the last but one syllable
so DULL-an (not DIL-un)

Dylan Thomas, the famous welsh poet, had his name pronounced the English way of Dil un. I grew up in Wales and never knew a single person who had it pronounced with a dul. Maen sbwriel.

I come from Laugharne and we most definitely say Dylan Thomas as Duh-LAN. Dylan is absolutely not Dillon or Dillan.

I have a Dylan pronounces Dil un like Bob Dylan, never heard it pronounced any other way 🤭

Agree with a PP about not knowing how names will pan out. My Finn is 15 and it wasn't popular then but is everywhere now. Obviously that's my favourite but I like Dylan too. Not keen on Jesse.

1Micem0use, I know people from Gower who say it the Welsh way.
" Maen sbwriel" as you put it is " Rubbish stone" so I'm not sure what point you are trying to make.

I had no idea there was another pronunciation of Dylan. I am old so I always see a dopey rabbit called Dylan. Anyway, not keen, they always seem to be very naughty .
Jesse a big Jessie, so I wouldn’t use it. Teasing usually starts in secondary though, not primary.
I love Finley, also Finn.

@Lorddenning1 when you say people ask about his name, what do they say? Is it mostly positive reactions?

The rabbit was Dillon

Dylan, Finley then Jesse

I always think of a fish when i hear the name Finley

not keen, they always seem to be very naughty

I think that's the most ridiculous thing I've read on Mumsnet, ever.

Also, no, there isn't another pronunciation of Dylan. It's Dylan or Dillon. If your child is called Dylan and you pronounce is Dillon, that's wrong and a bit embarrassing.

We don't in Swansea, where Dylan Thomas is from.

Maen sbwriel means its rubbish. Maen it is. Sbwriel rubbish. Perhaps you put it through Google translate. Wouldn't do that. It's terrible for Welsh.

That's interesting, Mice. I'm from Laugharne, where Dylan Thomas wrote, and I now live in Swansea. I also have quite a bit to do with the Dylan Thomas museum in Swansea, through my voluntary role.

I've never heard anyone mispronounce Dylan unless they aren't Welsh.

@ReadthisEarlier every single Dylan I've met is called Dylan pronounced the same as Dillon. In England the pronunciation Duh-lun is virtually unheard of. Not to mention Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas.
To say it would be 'embarrassing' is a bit much, it is just the anglicised version of the name.

Oh, and MikeUniformMike is a Welsh speaker. I very much doubt she's using Google Translate 🙈

It's not Duh-lun. It's Duh-lan. I find it a bit odd to choose a Welsh name, then Anglicise it. What's the point? Just use Dillon if you're going to say it like that.

1Micem0use
I have no need to use Google Translate.
Maen is stone. Mae'n is It is.

Don't even think of criticising my Welsh.

@Batmanandrobin123 agree - I’ve got welsh friends with a Dylan - pronounces Dil-an - theyve never mentioned about alternative pronunciations. Infact if you came from mars and had never seen the world Dylan before, you’d assume it was pronounced Dilan not Duh....

That’s just my take anyway

I know an 8 year old chap called Jesse, he’s so cool and he loves his name and has never had any trouble with it

Gallwch chi siarad neu deall Cymraeg? Fy gymraeg ydy ddim yn bendigedig, maen gwir. Ond dwi ddim yn siarad gymraeg yn y cartref. Astudiais I yn fy ysgol am blant. There I reckon my hen athrawes gymraeg/ old Welsh teacher would be proud

1Micem0use the apostrophe is your friend

Dull-an yes, loads say Dillon though.

I'd go for Jesse mind you. And Finn is nice, Finley overused and not nice.

Maen isn't stone! Twp

if you came from mars and had never seen the world Dylan before, you’d assume it was pronounced Dilan not Duh

Odd, do Martians automatically pronounce Y the English way then? As Y is a vowel in Welsh and no one here would assume it's pronounced how you've said it.

@MikeUniformMike I like classic names but there aren't any we agree on.
Patrick is Rory's middle name and a family name. We have toyed with Seamus but got laughter from friends which put me off.
I like Samuel but DH doesn't, he likes Ronan. We are just really struggling to agree, and Dylan seems to be one we can both get on board with.

'Maen isn't stone*

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