Dylan
ديلانIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Welsh: 'son of the sea' or 'great tide' (dy- + llanw)
- About the name
- Dylan is a Welsh boys' name. Wiktionary notes that it is unrelated to the name Dillon, even though the two sound alike.
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Celtic
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
In Welsh mythology Dylan ail Don is a sea god or hero in the Mabinogion, so the name has a link to an old figure of that religion; today it is a plain, popular Welsh name. Kept neutral; low confidence: a scholar's call.
Confidence: low
Sources
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