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Has anyone heard the name Naylon before? I have a male student with that name. He said his grandfather gave it to him, and we've never heard it elsewhere. I did see one namebook that listed a Nayland, so I don't know if they are related or not. Thanks.
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Is that student Hispanic or from Latin American descent? Naylon is a variant of nailon, the Spanish form for the English nylon. The use of odd words, mainly English words or exotic sounding words, as first names is not very usual but it is not unknown in some American Spanish speaking countries (i.e., Raini, Usnavi, Trademar...).
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Has he ever asked the grandfather how he came up with the name?
It has the form of many newly created names. If it's an alteration of Nayland, however, Nayland is originally an English surname which, according to Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames, meant "dweller at the island". It sometimes indicates ancestry from the place called Nayland in Suffolk, England. The place name also means "at the island".
It has the form of many newly created names. If it's an alteration of Nayland, however, Nayland is originally an English surname which, according to Reaney & Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames, meant "dweller at the island". It sometimes indicates ancestry from the place called Nayland in Suffolk, England. The place name also means "at the island".
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