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Dylan

A male given name from Welsh.

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Dylan at a glance

Origin
Welsh
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈdɪlən/

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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Dylan mean?

A male given name from Welsh.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).