Wieland Family History

Wieland Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Otto, Heinz, Dieter, Dietrich, Erdmann, Florian, Franz, Fritz, Gerhard.

German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wīg ‘war’ + land ‘land, territory’. This name was borne by the supernaturally skilled smith of ancient Germanic folk legend, and for this reason it may in part have been given as a nickname to blacksmiths.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): presumably an adoption of the German surname.

Similar surnames:

Wieland,

Weiland,

Weyland,

Willan

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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