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View Name: Wieland


WIELAND
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Germanic Mythology
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements wela possibly meaning "skill" and land meaning "land". In Germanic mythology Wieland (called Völundr in Old Norse) was an unequaled smith and craftsman.
Related Names
VARIANT: Weland (Germanic Mythology)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Weland (Anglo-Saxon Mythology), Wayland, Waylon (English), Völund, Völundr (Norse Mythology)



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