Dylan
Meaning of Dylan
Dylan rolls in like a fresh Atlantic wave, its Welsh roots reaching back to Dylan Eil Ton, the Sea-Born Son of myth whose very name evokes “great tide” or “son of the ocean.” Most English speakers say DILL-ən, though accents sometimes soften it to DIE-lən, and either way it feels breezy and approachable. The name gained a modern glow from poet Dylan Thomas and was then set to music by Bob Dylan, giving it a creative, free-spirited vibe that’s hard to miss. Over the past few decades it has sailed comfortably inside the U.S. Top 50, proof that parents love its blend of strength and sensitivity—like a surfboard sturdy enough for adventure yet nimble enough to ride any swell. Choosing Dylan can feel a bit like handing your son a passport to wide horizons, salty air, and a story that’s been sung for centuries.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as DIE-lan (/ˈdaɪlən/)
British English
- Pronunced as DILL-an (/ˈdɪlən/)
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Notable People Named Dylan
| Dylan Grimes is a former Australian rules footballer for Richmond, a three time premiership player and 2019 All Australian and Most Courageous award winner, later named co captain in 2022. |
| Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer known for starring in Meteor Garden, Love Between Fairy and Devil, and Guardians of the Dafeng. |
| US-born Dylan Carter is a Trinidad and Tobago swimmer of Portuguese descent, a national record holder and his country’s first World Short Course Championships medalist, earning 2021 silver in the 50 butterfly, bronzes in 2018 and 2022, and the 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup overall title. |
| Dylan Alcott is an Australian Paralympic champion in wheelchair basketball and tennis who won basketball gold at 17 and two tennis golds at Rio 2016, and was named Australian Paralympian of the Year. |
| Dylan Rhodes O'Brien is an American actor best known for playing Stiles Stilinski on Teen Wolf and leading the Maze Runner trilogy. |
| Dylan Minnette is an American actor and musician who began as a child, gained notice as young Michael Scofield on Prison Break, had a main role on Saving Grace, and appeared in films like Let Me In and Prisoners. |
| Dutch-born forward Dylan Vente plays for Heerenveen and represents Suriname internationally. |
| Dylan Meier was an American football quarterback who played at Kansas State and professionally for the Dresden Monarchs in Germany and Rhinos Milano in Italy. |
| Dylan Muse Sprayberry is an American actor best known for playing young Clark Kent in Man of Steel, Liam Dunbar on the MTV series Teen Wolf, and Henry Richmond in Light as a Feather. |
| Dylan Remick is a retired American soccer player, a 2012 Brown graduate drafted by Seattle in 2013, who played in Major League Soccer for the Seattle Sounders and the Houston Dynamo. |
| Natasha Katherine Woods, known as Dylan, is an English singer songwriter who signed to Island Records in 2022 and released her debut mixtape The Greatest Thing Ill Never Learn that October, reaching number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. |
| Dylan Borlée - Dylan Borlee is a Belgian 400 meter sprinter and member of the Borlee family. |
| Dylan Thomas Lewis is an Australian television and radio host who presents Arvos on Double J and also performed as Dirk Vile in the funk alternative rock band The Brown Hornet. |
| Dylan Scott Moore, known as Dmoe, is an American baseball utility player for the Texas Rangers who previously played for the Seattle Mariners. |
| Dylan Dreyer is an NBC News television meteorologist who anchors the 3rd Hour of Today, serves as a weekday weather correspondent and fill-in on Today, appears on The Weather Channel and NBC Nightly News, and joined NBC in 2012 after working at WHDH in Boston. |
