Dylan

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English

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Etymology

From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dylan

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
  2. A female given name.
  3. (rare) A surname.

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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dylan m

  1. a male given name from Welsh, popular in the 1990s

Welsh

Etymology

dy- (to, of) +‎ llanw (tide)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dylan m

  1. a male given name

Mutation

Mutated forms of Dylan
radical soft nasal aspirate
Dylan Ddylan Nylan unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.