Dylan

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The name Dylan is a Welsh name, from the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "rising tide". A given name in Wales, where the first syllable is pronounced closer to "dull" than to "dill" (IPA: [ə]), it is now also a surname in other parts of the world.

[edit] People with the surname Dylan:

• Bob Dylan, a composer and performer of popular music and folk music. Assumed as a legal surname in August 1962.
• Sara Dylan, first wife of Bob Dylan.
• Jesse Dylan, film director. Eldest son of Bob and Sara Dylan.
• Jakob Dylan, lead singer of The Wallflowers. Youngest son of Bob and Sara Dylan.
• Paige Dylan, actress. Wife of Jakob Dylan.

[edit] People with the first (given) name Dylan:

• Dylan Smith, an actor
• Dylan Cramer, a musician

• Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet
• Dylan McDermott, an American actor
• Dylan Baker, an American actor
• Dylan Klebold, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
• Dylan Moran, an Irish comedian
• Dylan Hunt, several science fiction characters
• Dylan Carlson, creator of the band Earth
• Dylan Sprouse, an American actor
• Dylan Schiemann, co-creator of the Dojo Toolkit

[edit] Dylan can also refer to:

• the Dylan programming language, History of the Dylan programming language
• Dylan McKay, played by actor Luke Perry, a character in the popular television show Beverly Hills 90210
• Dylan the rabbit, a character in the television programme The Magic Roundabout.- named after Bob Dylan
• Dylan Eil Don, a sea-god in Celtic mythology.

• Dylan Dog, a comic book character from Italy
• Dylan (album), an album by Bob Dylan, released in 1973
• Bob Dylan (album), an album by Bob Dylan, released in 1962
• Dylan, a Bratz Boyz character
• Dylan (saw character), a character from the movie Saw 3
• Dylan (play), a 1964 Broadway play about Dylan Thomas written by Sidney Michaels.