Dylan
Welsh
"son of the sea"Share
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Updated Wed Jan 22 2025
Dylan Origin and Meaning
The name Dylan is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "son of the sea".
Boys' favorite retains more of its poetic, windswept quality when used for a girl, as Robin Wright and Sean Penn did. Alyssa Milano gave her daughter Elizabella Dylan as a middle name.
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Famous People Named Dylan
- Dylan LaurenAmerican businesswoman; daughter of designer Ralph Lauren
- Dylan GonzalezAmerican college basketball player, twin of sister Dakota Gonzalez
- Dylan GelulaAmerican actress
- Dylan PhoenixAmerican adult film actress; daughter of actress Ryan Conner
- Dylan O'Sullivan "Malone" Farrowdaughter of actress Mia Farrow
- Dylan Frances Penndaughter of actors Robin Wright and Sean Penn
- Dylan Vivienne Clark (b. 2011)daughter of model Kristy Hinze and James Clark
- Dylan Skye Bosh (b. 2013)daughter of basketball player Chris Bosh
- Dylan River Nichols (b. 2013)daughter of singer Joe Nichols
- Dylan Wilde Ligterwood (b. 2015)daughter of singer Brooke Fraser and Scott Ligterwood
- Dylan Wellerdaughter of singer Paul Weller of The Jam
- Dylan Noelle Poindexter (b. 2016)daughter of TV personality Camilla Poindexter of "Bad Girls Club"
- Zoë Dylan Nicholas (b. 2016)daughter of actor Thomas Ian Nicholas and DJ Colette
Dylan in Pop Culture
- Dylanthe rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
- DylanDrew Barrymore's character in Charlie's Angels
- DylanDisney character from Geek Charming movie
- Dylan Marvilcharacter from The Clique book series
- Dylan Cartercharacter in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
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