Wayland - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Wayland \wa(y)-la-nd\ 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Wayland. Click here to compare Wayland with related baby names.