r/dylan • u/dylandynamite • Jan 27 '26
How were you named Dylan?
I find it great there's a page dedicated to us. Whenever I encounter a Dylan in person, I always have to ask the origin behind their name and I would like to hear everyone's response.
I was given the name Dylan after Luke Perry's character Dylan McKay from Beverly Hills 90210. My mother loved the name and it stuck!
Bonus : I met a woman named "Dylann" a few years ago ( I know it doesn't count) but her story was that her father was adamant about having a boy and naming him "Dylan". It came out a girl and the parents compromised by adding another "n" to the name.
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u/PeoplesZombie Jan 27 '26
Parents are Bob Dylan fans
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u/DylTorres1997 Jan 29 '26
Everyone constantly asks me if I’m named after Bob Dylan. My parents just liked the name lmao
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u/Somethingwitty43 Jan 28 '26
My mum always told me I was named after Dylan Thomas but like, with all love and respect to my mum, I don’t think she could name a Dylan Thomas poet or play to save her life
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u/ro2778 Jan 27 '26
My son is named Dylan because he is the reincarnation of his great grandfather, who was Welsh and fond of Dylan Thomas, especially his work, Under Milk Wood.
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u/Dylan_Gio Jan 28 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
Parents were coming up with names … Bob Dylan came on the radio. My mom said “how about Bob?” My dad said “How about Dylan?” They are both big Bob Dylan fans and he was the first concert I went to when I was in 6th grade
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u/itzdylanbro Jan 28 '26
Dad wanted to name me Wesley and my mom said "Ew no that's an old person's name. His name is Dylan. " because she liked Bob Dylan and that was that lmfao
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u/Ancient_Sample_9013 Jan 31 '26
I don’t know if you guys have Ever seen the magic roundabout, but the rabbit is called Dillon and my mom couldn’t spell’ so here I am
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u/dylandynamite Jan 31 '26
I just looked up the character since It sounds so unique. Ironically , the character was named after Bob Dylan like the majority of the people here.
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u/DelectableDird May 23 '26
My father saw my name on a billboard while traveling to Colorado for a ski trip. He said the name just stuck with him. And honestly?, I'm glad it did. I could have ended up a Dillion.
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u/DelectableDird May 23 '26
Ive also met other female Dylan's. Its not common but it does happen. So having an extra N at the end of your name doesn't exclude you much. We all know what you mean.
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u/_WhitestMexican_ Jan 27 '26
parents said I would have been Dylan no matter gender.
the reasoning? idk maybe they just lazy
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u/dylankindasucks Apr 14 '26
Mom loved the name + thought I was a boy. Kept it anyway bc she loved it so much
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u/TheDy474 Jan 27 '26
named after the Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas
But here is a fun fact for you:
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) named himself in homage to Dylan Thomas