Imagine my surprise at discovering that the young son of an acquaintance is named “Dillon” — as opposed to the expected spelling of “Dylan.” What?! How could someone give a kid that name in a homonymic context — as in, “But he’s NOT named after Bob?”

That’s sorta like naming your boy “Hendricks” instead of “Hendrix.” Which reminds me: Hendrix is arguably as big a deal as Bob Dylan. How come you almost never hear of a kid named Hendrix? There must be several million American children named “Dylan,” so why aren’t the corridors of high schools and college frat houses clogged with youngsters named Hendrix or after other rock icons: “Bono Davidson” or “The Boss Wilkinson” or “Kanye Weaver” or “Green Day Parsons” or “Sting Cheevers”?

God help us all, I DO believe there are probably grade-schoolers named “Ke$ha St. James” or “Lady Gaga Roberts” or “Eminem Colquist.”

In any case, here are some music stars that assuredly deserve having kids named after them, and if you are impending parents still looking for that perfect name, please consider:

1. Lemmy — If ever there was a catchy sounding word, it’s “Lemmy.” Plus, the bassist/singer/songwriter for Motorhead is a true paragon of lifestyle choices.

2. Redfoo — I know: you think Redfoo and his LMFAO dance-pop outfit are cretinous idiots that give a negative context to the otherwise tender concept of nepotism. You think that, because Redfoo is the son of music industry titan Barry Gordy, that’s the only reason he scored a record deal. But you’d be wrong! Redfoo is the future of not just music, but also of creative vision and, let’s face it — the Human Mind!

3. Wait! Is “Redfoo” even his given name? Yep. Means “Copernicus” in a rare Afro-Carribean dialect.

4. Wait again! Q: Isn’t LMFAO already obsolete, rather like a used Kleenex in the trash can of pop culture? A: We can always hope.

5. Swift — This, because “Taylor” wouldn’t go far enough in identifying a child as being named after Taylor Swift. It wouldn’t do, after all, if your intentions were misconstrued and folks thought you’d christened your offspring in homage to comic Rip Taylor. Act now. Within 10 years, it’ll be routine to hear moms in Starbucks everywhere say, “Oops! Gotta run and take Swift to soccer practice!”

A final observation: musical tribute names “Marley,” “Layla,” “Ozzy” and “Bocephus” are apparently reserved for dogs.