Meanings
- A male given name from Welsh.
In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library.
2012 April 3, Laura Smith-Spark, “Are mass killings on the increase? Criminologist says no”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2021 - A female given name.
The brand’s Bud Light customers abandoned the beer after it partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and botched its response to the controversy.
2023 November 15, Ramishah Maruf, “Anheuser-Busch’s US marketing chief is stepping down as Bud Light sales sink”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2024 - rareA surname.
Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists.
2019 October 15, Aleksandar Hemon, “‘The Bob Dylan of Genocide Apologists’”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2020
Origin
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.
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Dylan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dylan
“Dylan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dylan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dylan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dylan.
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