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Waylon
WaylonSay it WAY-lun
- Meaning today
- Land by the road
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- WAY-lun
- Other spellings
- Waylen, Waylan
Waylon
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Waylon meaning
Waylon is an international boy's name of English origin (origin uncertain).
Meaning today
Land by the road
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Waylon is a mainly American name, made famous by the country singer Waylon Jennings. It is usually explained as a form of Wayland, the name of the master smith of Germanic legend; Bosworth-Toller records him as Wéland in Old English poems such as Deor, which tells of his captivity and suffering, but gives no meaning for the name. Baby-name lists give 'land by the road', reading it as Old English weg, 'way', plus land. We could not confirm that derivation in a reference work, so it is best treated as a popular meaning: families use Waylon for its easy, country-music sound. It is said WAY-lun.
References: Bosworth-Toller, Wéland · Wikipedia, Waylon
Famous namesakes
- Waylon Jennings, American country singer
Popularity abroad
- #56 United States, boys 2025 (up 9 from 65 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Waylon · Waylen · Waylan