Wayland

Wayland meaning and name origin

Wayland \wa(y)-la-nd\ as a boy's name is pronounced WAY-land. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wayland is "land by the road". Place name. Mythology: the Scandinavian Wayland was a blacksmith with supernatural powers, equivalent to the Roman Vulcan. Singer Waylon Jennings.

Wayland has 7 variant forms: Way, Waylan, Waylen, Waylin, Waylon, Weylin and Wylan.

Baby names that sound like Wayland are Wyland and Aland.

Popularity of Wayland

Wayland is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#8517 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Discussion

[Top]