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[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

What do you think of Dylan for a girl?

ETA: Just so you know I'm not planning to use it so don't panic.
I just heard it in a film and was intrigued.
Some people do use it for girls.

Comments

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

No...

...but it could be worse. I mean you could be saying "What about Richard for a girl?"

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Eh, nah. I like it for a boy, though.


Not the worst, however.

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

why do people keep pushing it?

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

i love it. for dylan i think bob dylan & i think unisex because bob dylan is a god.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

no!
this will definitely always be a boy's name.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

No, i don't like it.

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

id stay away from it.

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

Nah. I used to know a girl named Dylann and I never liked it.

[cocinadelfeto.livejournal.com]

No.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Kid's gotta be reeeeeally cute to pull it off.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Why? There are so many nice GIRLS' names.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

LOL

Meet my daughters Richard, Walter and Matthew! Smile, girls!

[kmommat.livejournal.com]

Dylan?? Sorry, no.

Im all for boys names used on girls like Ryan or something but dylan is pushing it

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Dylan. She was the first Dylan I ever knew, so the name Dylan spelled as such seems very feminine to me. The name itself, when spoken, does not, nor does the spelling Dillon, but, in print, I equate Dylan with a girl. However, I don't like it on a girl. I think of the spelling Dylan as being more feminine, but I don't think of the spoken name as being female, and I'd prefer that it stay male.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Eh, it's very "Charlie's Angels" - not particularly the sort of image I'd want to have associated with my child.

[angelwifey.livejournal.com]

*puke*.

[abandoneddream.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[sundayuniverse.livejournal.com]

dylan is definitely a boys name.

but if you want something similar i once met a girl named dilan (prounced dee-luh-n) it is turkish.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

No, it's a boy's name.

[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

That's interesting, I see Ryan as more masculine, though apparently it can be used for both.
I've read it's related to the last name Rian meaning "little king" from the Irish rí- "king".
Though for girls this has been interpreted as "little ruler" or "young royalty" you might want to bear in mind the original meaning.

[xanya.livejournal.com]

Funny - I think of Bob Dylan too and then I can't possibly think of the name for a girl. Can't wrap my around its being a girls' name when I think about Bob! (But yes, he is a god.)

[kmommat.livejournal.com]

I didn't need to look up the meaning because I never plan on using it. My girls will have girls names. HeHe

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I hate it. It's trendy for a boy as it is.
I bet it's going to catch no though. blurghhh.

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

no

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

i love Dylan, for a BOY.
boynames are for boys, girlsnames for girls.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

She might as well be. There's no difference, in my opinion.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Same thing I think of 99% of other boys names on girls. Tacky, trashy, childish.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

whats the difference between Dylan and Richard? They're both MALE names and totally annoying on a girl.

[oh-snitch.livejournal.com]

I don't like it as a boy's name, but for a girl's name is kind of cute. I just hate the sound of that name.

[angelovernh.livejournal.com]

How about Dilana or Dylana? I think that's a cute way to use it.. And there was a great woman on the show "Rock Star- Supernova" named Dilana. She's going to become pretty famous I think. Anyhow, I thought that was a cute femme version of Dylan.

[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting idea.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I can't believe yours is the only comment about Charlie's Angels. I guess that movie didn't have nearly the effect it could have.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I actually think I'd like it better on a girl.

I don't like it for boys because I think it's too "weak."