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I can't help wondering if he might have been less unbalanced, less, ostensibly, convinced of his own uniqueness and power, less, actually, damaged as much as damaging, if his parents hadn't partially feminised Dylan with that extra N.

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But as far as rendering the correctly written name taboo - I rather think more people, rather than fewer, will be weeping along to "Blowin' In The Wind" right now.

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That said, Dylan isn't a name I've ever particularly enjoyed, but it's firmly established. Once there was a cricketer in England who thought his chances of selection to the national side would be improved if he had three initials, so he upgraded himself from, I think, Robert Graham LN to Robert Graham Dylan LN. He used to listen obsessively to Dylan recordings. And, for whatever reason, he did get his colours and played well against Australia, so nothing proves anything.