Dylan

American  

[dil-uhn] / ˈdɪl ən /

noun

1. Bob Robert Zimmerman, born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.

2. a male given name.

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Dylan British  

/ ˈdɪlən /

noun

1. Bob. real name Robert Allen Zimmerman. born 1941, US rock singer and songwriter, also noted for his acoustic protest songs in the early 1960s. His albums include The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Blonde on Blonde (1966), John Wesley Harding (1968), Blood on the Tracks (1974), Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out of Mind (1997), and Love and Theft (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• Dylanesque adjective

Example Sentences

Last September, they hired former Postmates executive Dylan Abruscato to manage commercial partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Sony and the other music labels alleged Cox helped 60,000 of its subscribers distribute more than 10,000 copyrighted works for free from artists ranging from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Beyoncé and Eminem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The show will also star Dylan Brady, Ada Player, Harry Baxendale and Yasmine Al-Khudhairi as the students who become part of the unlikely house share.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Yes, the rumors were true — Cyrus dated actor Dylan Sprouse, who starred in “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” during their Disney Channel heyday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“I know there were eight spots last year,” says Dylan Van Helsing.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston