Jacob or Dylan for a boy?

[PrincessTitan]

Brother to Noah.
Was set on Jacob, but love the meaning of Dylan "son of the sea".
Jacob 'family name' or Dylan Jacob (as don't want to completely met Jacob go).
Much thanks

[SittingBackAndWatchingTheClowns]

It depends on your surname. If it's Jacobson, Jackson, Jones, Johnson, or anything like that - no to Jacob. I prefer Jacob to Dylan, though.

[FastFashionFashionFast]

Jacob is a lot nicer imo

[ChrisPriss]

Jacob

[MrsMoastyToasty]

I always think of Jacob Rees Mogg when I hear the name Jacob (he's our local MP so it's a name we hear a lot).

[Glitterbiscuits]

I think Dylan is an excellent choice.

[HoldingOnForAHeron]

Jacob. I don't like Dylan.

[aSpanielintheworks]

They are two of my favourite baby names, so I'd either go for Dylan Jacob, or Jacob Dylan.
Not too helpful!

[SallyWD]

I really like both but prefer Jacob

[Berlinlover]

They’re both lovely names, I couldn’t pick a favourite.

[WhiteLeopard]

I prefer Jacob

[Moreteaandchocolate]

Love both! Jacob just edges ahead for me I think as I love the short version “Jake”

[Sunnnybunny72]

Jacob. Dislike Dylan.

[itispersonal]

I'd pick Jacob!

I would have used Dylan as a name before - but many of the children I have taught who have been challenging have been called Dylan!

[Babyroobs]

Jacob - lovely name.

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

Both lovely names- but although Jacob makes more sense with Noah as a sibset (both being popular Biblical choices) , I actually prefer Dylan as I’m less keen on Jake (which in my experience most Jacobs get shortened to once in school).

Noah and Dylan definitely sounds nicer than Noah and Jake to me - they have softer sounds.

[mathanxiety]

I'd be really, really wary of any website or baby name book purporting to give meanings of names.

When it comes to Irish, Welsh, and Scottish names, they are often hilariously wrong.

[ZoyaTheDestroyer]

Noah and Jacob make a logical sibset as Old Testament choices, so I would go for Jacob
as long as you can live with it becoming Jake when he is older. I’ve taught a few dozen Jacobs and would say that approx three-quarters of them become Jake at some point during secondary school.

[HoldingOnForAHeron]

I doubt that is the meaning of Dylan, @PrincessTitan .
See @mathanxiety 's post.
The MN ones are bad not hilarious.

[Liv999]

Dylan is lovely, I think Jacob is an ugly name, I do love Jake by itself though!

[RoseMartha]

Jacob

[PrincessTitan]

Thank you everyone. Given your all talking about shortening it, would you say Jacob or Jake as given name?
@IamnotwhouthinkIam @ZoyaTheDestroyer

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Jacob is my favourite boys name ever. I have two dds. So I haven’t used it. But I love love love it.

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Jacob Jacob Jacob. Not Jake as given name. Is my strong preference

[ZoyaTheDestroyer]

Absolutely Jacob as the given name. It may never be shortened. I only mention it because I am endlessly amazed at the number of people who use a name despite hating the most common diminutive. It’s more likely than not that your Jacob would become Jake so you should only use it if you would be happy with that.

[TheBirdintheCave]

@PrincessTitan

This website is a trusted resource for name meanings:

www.behindthename.com/name/dylan