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Vinony

Dylan

proper noun

  1. given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪlən/

name

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.

  1. A male given name from Welsh.

    “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.”

  2. A female given name.

    “The brand’s Bud Light customers abandoned the beer after it partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and botched its response to the controversy.”

  3. A surname.

    “Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists.”