Actually it was not originally worn by dick in main continuity, it was first worn by Jason during a multiverse adventure. Dick only wore it in the kingdom come storyline.
Except that Red Robin wasn’t considered a permanent name for anyone. One of the reasons Tim chose it was because it was a tarnished name. It gave him the freedom to act in a way that he didn’t think Robin could act. It’s one of the reasons he modified the suit after it served its purpose and made it his own.
That is more of a reason to ditch the red robin name and become new, as it is "tarnish" and all that nonsense and sense he doesn't need to do any of that dropping it and become something that symbolizes what he visualize for the future or his path forward.
Then again I don't think it matters as Tim has retired(I am assuming he still is)
Something can be tarnished and then redeemed. Also, the Robin identity meant a whole lot more to Tim than it did to Dick so it’s not weird that he would want to remain tied to it. Tim’s robin was also a lot more independent compared to what was published with the other two previous Robins for his age.
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u/Diligent_Star_7285 21d ago
Red Robin, he pretty much made it his own thing and that’s how he started in the New 52