Dylan (name)

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The name Dylan is a Welsh name, 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 Smith, an actor
• Dylan Neal, an actor
• [Dylan Mcliesh], an abomination to society.
• Dylan Cramer, a musician
• Dylan Farrell (American songwriter)
• Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet
• Dylan McDermott, an American actor
• Dylan Baker, an American actor
• Dylan Klebold, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
• Dylan Moran, an Irish comedian
• Dylan Carlson, creator of the band Earth
• Dylan Sprouse, an American actor
• Dylan Lewis, an Australian television and radio personality
• Dylan Marvil, a character in The Clique series by Lisi Harrison
• Dylan Schiemann, co-creator of the Dojo Toolkit
• Dylan Greeff, an Australian triathlete
• Dylan Tuuta, a New Zealand professional gamer

Names in fiction

• Dylan Hunt, several science fiction characters
• Dylan Sanders, Character in Charlie's Angels played by Drew Barrymore
• Dylan Dog, main character of the eponymous comic series
• Dylan Mayfair, character in Desperate Housewives
• Dylan the rabbit, a character in The Magic Roundabout named after Bob Dylan
• Dylan Sanders, played by Drew Barrymore in Charlie's Angels

People with the surname Dylan

• Bob Dylan, a composer and performer of popular music and folk music
• Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan.
• Jesse Dylan, eldest son of Bob and Sara Dylan
• Jakob Dylan, youngest son of Bob and Sara Dylan and lead singer of The Wallflowers