74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic Mythology [1] Pronounced Pron. /ˈviː.lant/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links German cognate of Wayland. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootwīląVariantWēlandaz(Germanic Mythology) Other Languages & CulturesWayland, Weland(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Wayland, Waylon(English) Völund, Vǫlundr(Norse Mythology) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange serious Categories cellists, crafts, earth, isograms, mythology, talent, uncertain etymology Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1553.