English Explanatory Dictionary

Wayland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A legendary blacksmith in Germanic mythology.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa.
  4. A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  5. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named after Dr. Francis Wayland.
  6. A city and separate township in Allegan County, Michigan.
  7. A minor city in Clark County, Missouri.
  8. A township in Chariton County, Missouri.
  9. A town and village therein, in Steuben County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪ.lənd/

Word forms

Wayland Waylands

Etymology

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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