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♀ Dylan (girl)
What does Dylan mean?
Dylan ▲ as a name for girls (also used more generally as boys' name Dylan) has its root in Welsh, and the meaning of Dylan is "born from waves". Dylan is a version of Dylana (Welsh).
ENDS WITH -an
ASSOCIATED WITH waves (sea)
Variations
VARIANTS Dyllan, Dylane, Dillon, Dillan
MASCULINE FORMS Dillon, Taylan
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Dollan, ..
(male) Dyley, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dylan Zion (D.Z.), ..
How popular is Dylan?
Dylan is a rare given name for females but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#93841 out of 150436, Top 62%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dylan entered the list in 1990 and reached its peak position of #353 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is presently at #398. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Dylan▲ is pronounced similarly to Daelyn, Dalene, Daline, Delaine, Delane, Delayne, Delene, Deline, Delyn, Delyne and Dillian. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arlan, Dayla, Dela, Delana, Delany, Devan▼, Dian▼, Dila, Dola, Doran, Dowan (see Dawn), Duwan, Dwan, Dyan, Dyana, Dyane, Dyann, Dylis, Dylyd, Dyna, Dynah, Elan, Ellan, Jaylan, Jolan, Kalan, Kaylan▼, Nolan and Ryan▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dylan.
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