masculine Wieland

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
*Wēla-nandaz > *Wēlandaz > Wiolant > Völundr
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Germanic and Old Norse “*Wēla-nandaz > *Wēlandaz,” meaning “brave in battle, a courageous fighter.” The name is related to the Germanic “Wiolant” translated as “Wayland. In Germanic and Norse mythology, Wayland the Smith is a legendary master blacksmith. In Old Norse sources, Völundr appears in Völundarkviða, a poem in the Poetic Edda, and Þiðrekssaga, and his legend is also depicted on the Ardre image stone VIII. In Old English sources, he appears in Deor, Waldere, and Beowulf, and the legend is depicted on the Franks Casket. He is mentioned in the German poems about Dietrich von Bern as the Father of Witige.

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german
german

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english
swedish
danish
icelandic
old norse
faroese
ancient germanic
old english (anglo-saxon)

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Notable People and Personalities

Wieland Backes (born 1946), German journalist and television presenter
Wieland Förster (born 1930), German artist and writer
Wieland Herzfelde (1896–1988), German publicist
Wieland Kuijken (born 1938), Belgian viola and cellist player
Wieland Schmied (born 1929), Austrian art historian, art critic, literary scholar and writer
Wieland Speck (born 1951), German theater scholar
Wieland Wagner (1917–1966), German opera director and designer
Wieland Wagner (born 1959), German journalist