Dylan

Son of sea

Dylan is a Welsh given name, traditionally masculine, meaning "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." It gained wider popularity in the English-speaking world partly through the fame of poet Dylan Thomas and later singer Bob Dylan.

Dylan started kindergarten this fall.

The name is now also used for girls.

musician

Bob

Common male nickname

Zimmerman · protest · harmonica · guitar · lyrics · acoustic · ballad · album · voice · Nobel

Welsh

Thomas

Masculine name meaning twin

dying · light · Caitlin · boathouse · BBC · radio · verse · lyrical · Welsh · bardic

name

baby

Very young child

  • boyYoung male person
  • CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
  • seaSaltwater body, not ocean

popular · trendy · millennial · unisex · nickname · spelling · given · christened · namesake

Categories
Opposites
MUSICAL STYLE AND CULTURAL STANCE (Bob Dylan context)

DylanPat Boone

Perry Como · Barry Manilow · Neil Diamond · Donny Osmond · Wayne Newton

POETIC VOICE (Dylan Thomas context)

Dylanminimalism

Aesthetic of reduction

restraint · spare · understated · austere

name type

Dylansurname

Hereditary family identifier

family name · last name · patronymic · Smith · Johnson

Phrases
Family

Bob Dylan

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G