Dylan
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The name Dylan is a Welsh name, from the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "sea". A given name in Wales, where the first syllable is pronounced closer to "dull" than to "dill" (IPA: /ə/), it is now also a surname in other parts of the world.
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People with the surname Dylan:
- Bob Dylan, a composer and performer of popular music and folk music. An assumed legal surname, August 1962. Robert Dylan.
- Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan.
- Jesse Dylan, film director. Eldest son of Bob and Sara Dylan.
- Jakob Dylan, lead singer of The Wallflowers. Youngest son of Bob and Sara Dylan.
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People with the first (given) name Dylan:
- Dylan Thomas, an Anglo-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 Hunt, several science fiction characters
- Dylan Rush, an American philosopher and patriot.
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Dylan can also refer to:
- the Dylan programming language
- Dylan McKay, played by actor Luke Perry, a character in the popular tv show Beverly Hills 90210
- Dylan the rabbit, a character in the television programme The Magic Roundabout.- named after Bob Dylan
- Dylan Eil Ton, a sea-god in Celtic mythology.
- Dylan Dog, a comic book character
- Dylan (album), an album by Bob Dylan, released in 1973
- Bob Dylan (album), an album by Bob Dylan, released in 1962
- Dylan, a drum and bass artist.