Dylan (name)
Dylan is a unisex given name and surname of Welsh origin. It means "son of the sea” or "born from the ocean".[1] Dylan ail Don was a character in Welsh mythology, but the popularity of Dylan as a given name in modern times arises from the poet Dylan Thomas. In Wales, it was the most popular Welsh name given to boys in 2010.[2]
 Dylan Thomas statue in Swansea | |
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ˈdəlan] /ˈdɪlən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | dy- + llanw |
| Meaning | son of the sea |
| Region of origin | Wales |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Dillon |
As a first name it is sometimes spelt Dylann.
People with the given name
Male
- Dylan Ainsworth (born 1992), Canadian football player
- Dylan Alcott (born 1990), Australian wheelchair tennis & basketball player
- Dylan Arnold (born 1994), American actor
- Dylan Axelrod (born 1985), American professional baseball player
- Dylan Baker (born 1959), American actor
- Dylan Brody (born 1964), American writer
- Dylan Brown (born 2000), New Zealand NRL player
- Dylan Bruce (born 1980), Canadian actor
- Dylan Bundy (born 1992), American baseball player
- Dylan Cantrell (born 1994), American football player
- Dylan Carlson (baseball) (born 1998), American baseball player
- Dylan Cease (born 1995), American baseball player
- Dylan Coleman (born 1996), American baseball player
- Dylan Cramer (born 1958), Canadian musician
- Dylan Disu (born 2000), American basketball player
- Dylan Donahue (born 1992), American football player
- Dylan Everett (born 1995), Canadian actor
- Dylan Floro (born 1990), American baseball player
- Dylan Groenewegen (born 1993), Dutch professional road racing cyclist
- Dylan Holloway (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dylan Horton (born 2000), American football player
- Dylan Howe (born 1969), English musician
- Dylan Klebold (1981–1999), American mass murderer (one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre)
- Dylan Kwasniewski (born 1995), American NASCAR driver
- Dylan Larkin (born 1996), American ice hockey player
- Dylan Lee (born 1994), American baseball player
- Dylan Lewis (born 1973), Australian television and radio personality
- Dylan Llewellyn, English actor
- Dylan Lupton (born 1993), American racing driver
- Dylan Mabin (born 1997), American football player
- Dylan McDermott (born 1961), American actor
- Dylan Mills (born 1985), English rapper, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal
- Dylan Minnette (born 1996), American actor, singer, and musician
- Dylan Moore (born 1992), American baseball player
- Dylan Moran (born 1971), Irish comedian
- Dylan Moscovitch (born 1984), Canadian Olympic medalist pair skater
- Dylan Moses (born 1998), American football player
- Dylan Murnane (born 1995), Australian footballer
- Dylan Napa (born 1992), Australian rugby league player
- Dylan Neal (born 1969), Canadian actor
- Dylan O'Brien (born 1991), American actor and occasional musician
- Dylan Ratigan (born 1972), American television journalist
- Dylan Reese (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- Dylan River, Australian filmmaker
- Dylann Roof (born 1994), American perpetrator of the Charleston church shooting
- Dylan Smith (Australian rules footballer) (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
- Dylan Smith (businessman) (born 1985), American businessman
- Dylan Riley Snyder (born 1997), American actor, singer, dancer
- Dylan Sprayberry (born 1998), American actor
- Dylan Sprouse (born 1992), American actor
- Dylan Strome (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), Welsh poet
- Dylan van Baarle (born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist
- Dylan Walsh (born 1963), American actor
- Dylan Wang (born 1998), Chinese actor (王鶴棣)
- Dylan Windler (born 1996), American basketball player
- Dylan Wynn (born 1993), American football player
- Dylan Williams, multiple people
Female
- Dylann Ceriani, American volleyball player
- Dylan Dreyer (born 1981), American meteorologist
- Dylan Farrow (born 1985), adopted daughter of Mia Farrow
- Dylan Gelula (born 1994), American actress
- Dylan Lauren (born 1974), American entrepreneur, owner of Dylan's Candy Bar (daughter of Ralph Lauren)
- Dylan Mulvaney (born 1996), American actor
- Dylan Penn (born 1991), American model and actress (daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright)
People with the surname
- Bob Dylan (born 1941), American composer and performer (born Robert Zimmerman)
- Ellie Dylan (born 1952), American executive
- Jakob Dylan (born 1969), American singer-songwriter, lead singer of the rock band The Wallflowers (son of Bob and Sara Dylan)
- Jesse Dylan (born 1966), American film director, eldest son of Bob Dylan and Sara Dylan
- Sara Dylan (born 1939), American actress, first wife of Bob Dylan
- Sarah X Dylan (born 1980), American radio and television personality
- Whitney Dylan (born 1976), American television and film actress
Fictional characters
- Dylan Ail Don, a Celtic mythological figure in Wales
- Dylan, a hippy rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
- Dylan Dog, main character of the eponymous comic series
- Dylan Sanders, character played by Drew Barrymore in the movie Charlie's Angels (2000 film) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- Dylan Keogh, a main character in BBC medical drama Casualty, played by Will Beck
- Dylan "Dil" Pickles, cartoon character from Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Dylan Marvil, in The Clique series
- Dylan Mayfair, played by Lyndsy Fonseca in Desperate Housewives
- Dylan Rhodes, played by Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me
- Dylan McKay, played by Luke Perry on Beverly Hills 90210
- Dylan Michalchuk, on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Dylan Schoenfield, main character of the book Geek Charming by Robin Palmer and its 2011 film adaptation, Geek Charming
- Dylan West, a.k.a. Houdini, from the 2006 live-action film Zoom
- One of the characters from 101 Dalmatian Street
Other uses
References
- Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Vol. difethedig–ffrwythog. University of Wales. 2006. p. 2202.
- "Boys Name Dylan". 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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