Dylan (di-lan, diran)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Dylan by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Dylan are only correct for you if you pronounce Dylan as di-lan. That is the name Dylan (when pronounced di-lan) in Japanese katakana is ディラン with the romaji diran.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Dylan in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Dylan is wanted. Dylan in hiragana is でぃらん.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Dylan in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Dylan. People using this exact same translation are Dylan Brown (ディラン・ブラウン), Bob Dylan (ボブ・ディラン), Dylan Hundley (ディラン・ハンドリー), Dylan Kussman (ディラン・カスマン) and Dylan McDermott (ディラン・マクダーモット). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Dylan that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Dylan means "Sea" which in kanji is 海 which is read umi.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Dylan then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Dylan that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Dylan.

The name Dylan is from the Welsh. Learn more about the etymology of Dylan at BehindTheName. Dylan's meaning can also be confirmed on page 106 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Dylan's meaning can also be confirmed on page 82 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.