Dylan

[summersun7]

So I've posted lots of threads about girls names.... sorry all 🙈
My son is Noah. When I was expecting Noah, I also loved Jacob.
So this time, Jacob was the natural choice.
However, we would like a second choice incase we decide Jacob doesn't fit.
So we have come up with Dylan.
The meaning of Dylan is from the sea and I'm very much a lover of all things nautical/seaside.

What do you think of Dylan?
Do you think Dylan fits nicely alongside Noah?

Thank you xx

I really like it and it goes well with Noah.

Nice name, sounds good with Noah.

I like the Welsh pronunciation but not keen on how it's pronounced in English.

Oh I have a Jacob and a Dylan! We must have the same taste as I love Noah too. Dylan and Noah are great together.

Love Dylan. What's the Welsh pronouciation?

I prefer Jacob and think it goes really nice with Noah.

I like it and yes it fits.

I think the Welsh pronunciation is something like dull-ANN, so quite different. No doubt @MikeUniformMike will be along shortly to confirm or correct

@DramaAlpaca Im reliably informed its pronounced Dullen in Welsh.
Sadly, I don't think in England I would be likely to achieve that as everyone recognises it as Dill-An

I love Dylan,
I know a little boy called Dylan and he really is one of my favourite children.

That's similar to what I thought @summersun7.

I like the English pronunciation better, tbh.

I have a Dylan, gorgeous name and it goes like belt with Noah.

Dylan Jacob and Noah are all gorgeous

Fluent welsh speaker here. In welsh is a bit like Dullen but the a is pronounced as the a in cat

Dull-ANN is wrong because the emphasis is on the first syllable. So DULL-ann

English speakers find it tricky so unless in Wales would avoid

Thanks for clarifying, Frazzled. As an English speaker I'm definitely finding it hard to say.

Thank you all! So much love for Dylan. I think my love for Dylan may have just overtaken Jacob!

No correct Welsh pronunciation, I'm Welsh too and from a different region to those mentioned above, I believe. I would say Dill-un. I prefer that pronunciation and the English pronunciation would be the same as mine and is equally right. I think unless you have the particular welsh accent, it wouldn't sound right you saying it as Dull-ann, it's very much an accent rather than it being "correct" pronunciation. Hope that helps. Lovely names, I like all your choices x

@ThrillTheaker
It’s nothing to do with having a welsh accent, DULL-Ann is how it is said in the welsh language.

@Frazzled2207 I speak Welsh and don't pronounce it that was, neither does anyone else I know. It's region Welsh language differences

I love the name and thinks it goes well with Noah. I like Jacob but prefer Dylan.

Fair enough, I know several welsh Dylans from all over Wales and they all pronounce them DULL-Ann. They are all Welsh speakers.

@Spidey66 Thank you. I'm starting to love Dylan more too x

It’s verrry popular where I am (south east)
I work in a school and there’s not one year group without a couple. You can’t ever just say Dylan when talking about one of them! You have to say the last name, same as Jacob and also Oliver. One year group out of 60 had 5 Olivers and that’s without the rest of them in the other years.
But if you don’t mind the popularity it’s a lovely name.

I'm a fluent Welsh speaker and I'm with @Frazzled2207

People are entitled to pronounce as they wish, but the standard Welsh pronounciation is as Frazzled says.

DULL-ann. Very common name for middle aged welsh men.

Dylan is seen as a naughty boy's name.