Dylan (name)
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Related names | Dillon, Dyllan, Dilon, Dylen, Dilen, |
The name Dylan is a Welsh unisex name, although it is more commonly given to males. It comes from the Welsh elements dy, meaning "great" and llanw, "rising tide". It is usually a given name in Wales, and in Welsh the first syllable is most often pronounced closer to "dull" than to "dill" (IPA: [ə]).
People with the first (given) name Dylan
- Dylan Baker, an American actor
- Dylan Cramer, a musician
- Dyllan Christopher, an actor
- Dylan Lauren, daughter of Ralph Lauren
- Dylan Lewis, an Australian television and radio personality
- Dylan McDermott, an American actor
- Dylan Moran, an Irish comedian
- Dylan Neal, a Canadian actor
- Dylan Smith, an actor
- Dylan Sprouse, an American actor
- Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet
People with the surname Dylan
- Bob Dylan, a composer and performer of popular music and folk music
- Jakob Dylan, youngest son of Bob and Sara Dylan and lead singer of The Wallflowers
- Jesse Dylan, eldest son of Bob and Sara Dylan
- Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan.
Names in fiction
- Dylan Ail Don, a Celtic mythological figure in Wales.
- Dylan the rabbit, a character in The Magic Roundabout named after Bob Dylan
- Dylan Dog, main character of the eponymous comic series
- Dylan Hunt, several science fiction characters
- Dylan 'Dil' Pickles, cartoon character from Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Dylan Marvil, a character in The Clique series by Lisi Harrison
- Dylan McKay, a James Dean-like character in the 1990s teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 by Darren Star
- Dylan Michalchuk, a fictional character on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Dylan Sanders, played by Drew Barrymore in Charlie's Angels
- Dylan Mayfair, played by Lyndsy Fonseca in Desperate Housewives