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Names like Dylan

Dylan is a two-syllable Welsh name that ends in -an. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Dylan.

Evan Welsh · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity
Declan Irish · meaning uncertain; the Irish form Deaglán probably begins with dag, "good"
Roman Latin · citizen of Rome (Latin); famously borne by Roman Tam, born Tam Pak-sin (譚百先), hailed as the godfather of Cantopop
Tristan Welsh · the knight of the great medieval romance with Isolde; from the Celtic Drustan, its root debated, though medieval storytellers linked it to the French triste, "sad," to fit the tale. Chivalric, melancholy, and modern all at once

The same roots

Also Welsh names, from the tradition Dylan comes from.

Allan Welsh · of uncertain Celtic/Breton origin, traditionally linked to 'little rock' or 'harmony'
Morgan Welsh · sea circle, sea-born
Owen Welsh · a venerable Welsh name, traditionally traced to the Greek Eugenios, "well-born," through Ouein and Owain, the knight of Arthurian romance; princes of Wales bore it for centuries before it settled into gentle modern favor across the Atlantic
Gavin Welsh · form of Gawain; meaning disputed, traditionally "white hawk"

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Dylan, on a similar curve.

Tegan Welsh · diminutive of "teg," traditionally "fair, beautiful"
Brycen Welsh · modern variant of Bryce, meaning son of Rhys
Ethan Hebrew · "firm, enduring," from Eitan; in the Bible a sage whose wisdom only Solomon surpassed. An early-American favorite that returned in the 1990s and stayed; solid by etymology and by temperament
Keagan Irish · variant of Keegan, an Irish surname traditionally interpreted as little fire
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