Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "craft, cunning, wile" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsWayland, Weland(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Wayland, Waylon(English) Wieland(German) Wēlandaz, Wieland(Germanic Mythology) Völund, Vǫlundr(Norse Mythology) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 466.