Wayland - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wayland \

is pronounced WAY-land. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning 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.

Wayland is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8517 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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