Dylan is a male given name and surname of Welsh origin. It means "son of the sea” or "born from the ocean". 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 Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Unde ...

. In

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, it was the most popular Welsh name given to boys in 2010. As a first name it is sometimes spelt Dylann.

People with the given name

Male

Dylan Ainsworth Dylan Ainsworth (born November 19, 1992) is a Canadian football defensive lineman who is currently a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ainsworth was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) in the second round o ...

(born 1992), Canadian football player *

Dylan Alcott Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball ...

(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 Dylan David Coleman (born September 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Coleman attended Potosi High School in Potosi, Mi ...

(born 1996), American baseball player *

Dylan Cramer Dylan Cramer (born January 21, 1958 in North Vancouver, British Columbia), is a Canadian alto saxophonist, jazz musician and author. Career Cramer took up the saxophone at age 13, after the sudden death of his father. Four years later in 1977, Cra ...

(born 1958), Canadian musician * Dylan Disu (born 2000), American basketball player *

Dylan Donahue Dylan Mitchell Donahue (born August 20, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at West Georgia. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Professional career ...

(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 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 Dylan Larkin (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player and captain of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Larkin was drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Pr ...

(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 Dylan Jarin Lupton (born December 7, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports. He has also competed ...

(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 Dylan Murnane (born 18 January 1995) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a left back. Club career In 2012, Murnane was a member of the Port Melbourne SC side that won promotion to the Victorian Premier League and reached the ...

(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) Dylan Smith (born 18 July 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Kangaroos and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL). He grew up in Woodend, approximately 60 km north of Melbourne, and played junior foo ...

(born 1982), Australian rules footballer *

Dylan Smith (businessman) Dylan C. Smith is the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Box. Early life Smith graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor's degree in economics. While at Duke, Smith was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Career In 2005, while in colle ...

(born 1985), American businessman * Dylan Riley Snyder (born 1997), American actor, singer, dancer *

Dylan Sprayberry Dylan Muse Sprayberry (born July 7, 1998) is an American actor known for portraying the young Clark Kent in the 2013 film '' Man of Steel'' and Liam Dunbar on the MTV series ''Teen Wolf'' from 2014 to 2017. From 2018 to 2019, Sprayberry played H ...

(born 1998), American actor *

Dylan Sprouse Dylan Thomas Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, '' The Suite Life on Deck'', where he starred alo ...

(born 1992), American actor * Dylan Strome (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *

(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 Dylan Windler (born September 22, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college b ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Dylan Wynn Charles Dylan Wynn (born June 1, 1993) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oregon State. He was previously a member of the Nation ...

(born 1993), American football player

Female

* Dylann Ceriani, American volleyball player * Dylan Dreyer (born 1981), American meteorologist *

Dylan Farrow Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...

(born 1985), adopted daughter of Mia Farrow * Dylan Gelula (born 1994), American actress *

Dylan Lauren Dylan Lauren (born May 9, 1974) is an American businesswoman. She is the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, and the owner of New York City's Dylan's Candy Bar, which claims to be the "largest candy store in the world". Early life ...

(born 1974), American entrepreneur, owner of Dylan's Candy Bar (daughter of Ralph Lauren) * Dylan Mulvaney (born 1996), American actress *

Dylan Penn Dylan Frances Penn (born April 13, 1991) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright. Her early public roles included modeling campaigns for Gap Inc., a magazine cover for ''treats!'', a music video ap ...

(born 1991), American model and actress (daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright)

People with the surname

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

(born 1941), American composer and performer (born Robert Zimmerman) *

Ellie Dylan Ellie Dylan (born Elinor Angel Helman September 8, 1952) is the president and founder of The Skyshapers Foundation (dba Skyshapers University) and the CEO, president and founder of SKY U, LLC. Dylan began her career in radio as a college disc ...

(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 Sarah X Dylan (born October 9, 1980) is an American Internet radio host, Internet television host, and former radio producer and talk show co-host. Formerly of ''The Rick Emerson Show'' and KOIN-TV, and current co-host of ''Funemployment Radio'' ...

(born 1980), American radio and television personality *

Whitney Dylan Whitney Dylan (born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 16, 1976) is an American actress. Life and career Whitney Dylan was born on August 16, 1976, in Memphis, Tennessee. Her first on-screen appearance was a role as Lysette in the episode "The Z ...

(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 Dylan Keogh is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', played by William Beck (actor), William Beck. He first appeared in the Casualty (series 25), twenty-fifth series episode "Only Human", broadcast ...

, 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 ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the fictional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Stro ...

, played by Lyndsy Fonseca in ''Desperate Housewives'' *

Dylan Rhodes Dylan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer and songwriter ** Dylan (1973 album), ''Dylan'' (1973 album), a 1973 album by Bob Dylan ** Dylan (2007 album), ''Dylan'' (2007 album), a 2007 compilation album by ...

, played by Mark Ruffalo in '' Now You See Me'' *

Dylan McKay Dylan Michael McKay, played by Luke Perry, is a fictional character from the television series, ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' Early years The son of morally ambiguous business tycoon, Jack McKay and his hippie ex-wife, Iris ...

, played by Luke Perry on ''Beverly Hills 90210'' *

Dylan Michalchuk '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada a ...

, 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

*See

Dylan (disambiguation) Dylan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer and songwriter ** ''Dylan'' (1973 album), a 1973 album by Bob Dylan ** ''Dylan'' (2007 album), a 2007 compilation album by Bob Dylan * Dylan (musician), profess ...

References

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