Wayland \wa(y)-la-nd\ as a boy's name is pronounced WAY-land. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wayland 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.