Dillon/Dillyn as a girls name...
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Dillon/Dillyn as a girls name...
| Sun, 01-22-2006 - 4:24pm |
I'm currently 2 months pregnant. If we're having a boy, we have decided on the name Aiden Michael Byrd... For a girl, I like the name Dillon/Dillyn Marie Byrd- but my mother and grandmother, and my husband's mother think it's "too masculine". Also- If I stick with this name, I can't decide if I want to spell it Dillon or Dillyn...

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Naming a girl Dillon/Dillyn is not my style, but I say if you are going to do it, use the spelling Dylan.
My first impression of a girl with the spelling Dylan is that her parents are confident and well-read. My first impression of a girl with the spelling Dillyn would be that her parents are very young and are following the "put the y in a boy's name to feminize it" trend which I think cheapens the look of a lot of names.
I don't like Dylan for a girl. any spelling.
but Dillon really doesn't look the least bit feminine and Dillyn looks weird. If you do go with it I feel that Dylan is the best spelling
in the whole unisex thing I still see Dylan as primarily a boys name
beward, girls are using Aiden too.
I think your and your sisters names are lovely. I like Dillon/Dillyn for a girl but do prefer the spelling as Dylan. (I only know of male Dylan's but think it is acceptable for a girl too.) And I think Aidan Michael is also great.
Good luck deciding!
Lisa (Mum to daughters Mackenzie Beth and Charli Rose. #3 due 03/06/06)
Just a thought ... there is an actual feminine form of Dylan - Dylana (dill-ah-na). I believe it means "little one from the edge of the sea" or something to that extent. Much more feminine than simple using the masculine version, and you could always shorten it in everyday life, but it would give her more options. Anyway, like I said, just something I thought I'd mention. :)
HTH
~Kelli
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Go with either spelling... People kill me when they say a name look mispelled to them just because you are not spelling it the tradition way. I like either way.
Patricia
I agree the first thing I do think of is a boy for the name Dillon. Especially from the hit show, 90210 when the hot moviestar, Luke Perry, played the character Dillon.
However if you really like this name for a girl I'd def. spell it differently. Like your other spelling of Dillyn. Maybe making it into a spelling like the girl's name Lynn.
Dilynn
or keeping it your spelling of Dillyn I def. like better than leaving it Dillon like the boy.
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