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Dylan Pronunciation
Dylan is pronounced DI-luhn, IPA /ˈdɪlən/.
DI-luhn
US /ˈdɪlən/
Syllables: DI · luhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A Welsh given name, borne by the poet Dylan Thomas and adopted by Bob Dylan.
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Dylan in a Sentence
- Dylan Thomas wrote most of Under Milk Wood in a boathouse at Laugharne.
- Dylan is in the year above my daughter.
- She has every Dylan record on vinyl.
Common Mispronunciations of Dylan
Not DY-luhn
The y here is read short, so the first beat rhymes with fill. A long eye belongs to the word dyke.
Not di-LAN
Front stress carries the name, and the second beat flattens to a weak luhn.
Tip: In Welsh the name is nearer DUH-lan, and Dylan Thomas preferred that reading, but the anglicised DI-luhn is now standard.
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