Wayland

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/ˈweɪ.lənd/

proper noun

A legendary blacksmith in Germanic mythology.

OriginOld English Wēland ← Proto-West Germanic *Wēlandu ← Proto-Germanic *Wē₂landuz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. human sciencesA legendary blacksmith in Germanic mythology.
proper nounWayland (countable and uncountable, plural Waylands)

plural Waylands

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named after Dr. Francis Wayland.First known use 1835
    4. countableuncountableA city and separate township in Allegan County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Clark County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Chariton County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Steuben County, New York.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Wē₂landuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*Wēlandu
  3. Old EnglishWēland
  4. EnglishWayland

From Old English Wēland, from Proto-West Germanic *Wēlandu, from Proto-Germanic *Wē₂landuz. Cognate with Old Norse Vǫlundr, Old High German Wēlant.

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APA

Wayland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayland

MLA

“Wayland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wayland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayland.

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