Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dylan

/ˈdɪlən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: dy-lan
IPA: /ˈdɪlən/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Welsh.

name

A female given name.

name

Example Sentences

"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."
"The brand’s Bud Light customers abandoned the beer after it partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and botched its response to the controversy."
"Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists."

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.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Dylanesque Dylanologist Dylanology

Frequently Paired Words

Dylann

Homonyms

Dillon

Rhymes With

villain macmillan dillon mcmillan penicillin bouillon gillan millen gillen millan killen guillen

Questions

How do you pronounce dylan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪlən/.
What does dylan mean?: A male given name from Welsh.
Where does dylan come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce dylan

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