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Wayland

//ˈweɪ.lənd// name

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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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