What Does My Name Dylan Mean?

The name Dylan can trace its origin in the Welsh mythology and is consists of two parts. The first part is 'dy' that means great and the second part is 'llanw' that means sea, so the conjugated meaning of the term is the great sea.

In Welsh mythology the name Dylan was used for a god of the sea who was the son of Aranrhod and was slain accidentally by his own uncle.

You can find a great number of people bearing this name and they have made a great name for themselves also. An American musician with the name Dylan has earned a prominence for himself and it was he whose song 'Blowin' in the wind' became the anthem during the civil rights movement.

Dylan a common male first name is pronounced DIL-an. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "son of the sea." Mythology: a legendary Welsh hero. Modern use is probably homage to poet Dylan Thomas. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is Welsh, chose this name for her son with Michael Douglas. Singer Bob Dylan and actor Dylan McDermott are 2 of the famous personalities bearing this name.

Variant forms of the name are Dillan, Dillon, Dyllan, Dyllon, Dylon and Dylonn.

It means strong talented and handsome usually spelt dylan dillon dillan

Proud man

Son of sea

I dont know but my boyfriends name is dylan

I DONT KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BUT THATS MY NAME DOESNT THAT SUCK

Son of the sea

THAT IS SO FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dylan means son of the sea. Thats my name and I love the sea, so it may have something to do with it.