Dylan is a 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 and the american singer Bob Dylan. In Wales, it was the most popular Welsh name given to boys in 2010.[2] The name can also be given to girls.
 Dylan Thomas statue in Swansea | |
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ˈdəlan] /ˈdɪlən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex (originally masculine) |
| Language(s) | Welsh, English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Welsh |
| Word/name | dy- + llanw |
| Meaning | "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean" |
| Region of origin | Wales |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Dylann |
| Related names | Dillon |
People with the given name
editMale
edit- 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 Beard (born 1998), American hurdler
- 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 Cook (born 1998), American football player
- Dylan Cramer (born 1958), Canadian musician
- Dylan Disu (born 2000), American basketball player
- Dylan Dodd (born 1998), American baseball player
- Dylan Donahue (born 1992), American football player
- Dylan Drummond (born 2000), American football player
- Dylan Duke (born 2003), American ice hockey player
- Dylan Everett (born 1995), Canadian actor
- Dylan Fairchild (born 2003), American football player
- Dylan Floro (born 1990), American baseball player
- Dylan Frazier (born 2001), American professional pickleball 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 Jordan (born 2005), American baseball player
- 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 Laube, American football 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 MacDonald (born 2003), Scottish footballer
- Dylan McDermott (born 1961), American actor
- Dylan McMahon (born 2001), American football player
- 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 Peacock (born 2001), Gibraltarian association football player
- 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 Sampson (born 2004), American football player
- 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 Stewart (born 2005), American football player
- Dylan Strome (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), Welsh poet
- Dylan Teuns (born 1992), Belgian racing cyclist
- 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
edit- 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 Greenberg (born 1997), American film director and musician
- Dylan Holmes (born 1997), Australian professional footballer
- Dylan Hundley, American actress, singer, and visual artist
- Dylan Krieger (born 1990), American poet and writer
- Dylan Lauren (born 1974), American entrepreneur, owner of Dylan's Candy Bar (daughter of Ralph Lauren)
- Dylan Mulvaney (born 1996), American actress and internet celebrity
- Dylan Mira (born 1982), American artist, educator, and installation art
- Dylan Penn (born 1991), American model and actress (daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright)
- Dylan Quercia (born 1985), American chess player
- Dylan Ryan (born 1981), American pornographic actress
- Dylan Ryder (born 1981), American pornographic actress
- Dylan Sada (1984–2020), Indonesian-American model, photographer, and singer
- Dylan Sahara (1992–2018), Indonesian television actress and presenter
People with the surname
edit- 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
edit- Dylan, a hippy rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
- Dylan, one of the characters from 101 Dalmatian Street
- Dylan Ail Don, a Celtic mythological figure in Wales
- Dylan Dog, main character of the eponymous comic series
- Dylan Faden, character in the videogame Control (video game)
- Dylan Keogh, a main character in BBC medical drama Casualty, played by Will Beck
- Dylan Marvil, in The Clique series
- Dylan Mayfair, played by Lyndsy Fonseca in Desperate Housewives
- Dylan McKay, played by Luke Perry on Beverly Hills 90210
- Dylan Michalchuk, on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Dylan Morton, a character from the Dino Crisis games
- Dylan "Dil" Pickles, cartoon character from Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Dylan Rhodes, played by Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me
- Dylan Sanders, character played by Drew Barrymore in the movie Charlie's Angels (2000 film) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- 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
Other uses
editReferences
edit- ^ Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Vol. difethedig–ffrwythog. University of Wales. 2006. p. 2202. Archived from the original on 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Boys Name Dylan". 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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