Wayland
Encyclopedia
Wayland is a Germanic given name, from wela "battle" and, nand "brave", corresponding to German Wieland, Scandinavian Völund/Vølund. It may refer to:
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People
- Wayland FlowersWayland FlowersWayland P. Flowers, Jr. was an American puppeteer. He was born and raised in Dawson, Georgia. Flowers was best known for the puppet act he created with his puppet Madame...
, an American puppeteer - Wayland Smith, a figure in Germanic mythology
- Wayland YoungWayland YoungWayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet was a British writer Labour Party and SDP politician who served in numerous national and international official and unofficial capacities.-Early life:...
, a British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician - Francis WaylandFrancis WaylandFrancis Wayland , American Baptist educator and economist, was born in New York City, New York. He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. In Washington, D.C., Wayland Seminary was established in 1867, primarily to educate...
, an American Baptist educationist and former president of Brown University - Jace Wayland, a character in the Mortal Instruments book series
- Susan WaylandSusan WaylandSusan Wayland is a German fashion model who features in adult photography, especially in the area of latex fetishism. She has appeared in numerous international men's magazines, commercial advertising, award-winning music video, and film...
, a German fashion model who features in soft-core nude photography - Tom WaylandTom WaylandTom Wayland is an American musician, actor, voice actor, ADR director, producer and dubbing supervisor who works for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, Real Recording LLC, Matlin Recording LLC, Beatstreet Studios and Audioworks Producers Group. He previously worked for Central...
, an American voice actor
In mythology
- Wayland the Smith, character from northern European mythology (also spelt Weyland)
Places
United Kingdom:- Wayland, Cornwall
- Wayland, Devon
- Wayland, NorfolkWayland, NorfolkWayland is an area in the district of Breckland within the English county of Norfolk. It is situated approximately 20 miles west of Norwich.The area is a historic Hundred, and was originally called Wanelunt, or Waneland...
- Wayland (HM Prison)Wayland (HM Prison)HM Prison Wayland is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Griston in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:Wayland prison opened in 1985, and has been enlarged on three occasions...
- Wayland WoodWayland WoodWayland Wood is an ancient woodland near to Watton in Norfolk, England. Although the name has been claimed as a corruption of 'Wailing Wood', Wayland is the name of an historic Norfolk hundred, within the area of which the wood stands.- Habitat :...
United States:
- Wayland, IowaWayland, IowaWayland is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 945 at the 2000 census. From 1851 to 1880 the town was known as .-Geography:Wayland is located at ....
- Wayland, KentuckyWayland, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 298 people, 118 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density was 430.6 people per square mile . There were 133 housing units at an average density of 192.2 per square mile...
- Wayland, MassachusettsWayland, MassachusettsWayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:...
- Wayland, MichiganWayland, MichiganWayland is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census.The city is located at the northwest corner of Wayland Township, but is politically independent. The city has also incorporated a portion of land in the south of adjacent Leighton...
- Wayland, MissouriWayland, MissouriWayland is a city in Clark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wayland is located at ....
- Wayland (town), New YorkWayland (town), New YorkWayland is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 4,314 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wayland contains a village Wayland. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.- History :...
- Wayland (village), New YorkWayland (village), New YorkWayland is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,893 at the 2000 census.The Village of Wayland is in north part of the Town of Wayland, near the north border of Steuben County.- History :...
Products and organizations
- Wayland AcademyWayland AcademyWayland Academy is a private, coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA. The student population at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year was 220...
, a boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin - Wayland (publisher), the children's non fiction division of publisher Hodder HeadlineHodder HeadlineHeadline Publishing Group is a British publishing company. It was founded in 1986 by Tim Hely Hutchinson, and acquired Hodder & Stoughton in 1992 to form Hodder Headline. It was acquired by Hachette Livre, from the WHSmith Group PLC, in 2005....
- Wayland (display server)Wayland (display server)Wayland is a display server protocol for the Unix-like operating systems and a library for Linux implementing that protocol.Wayland provides a method for compositing window managers to communicate directly with applications and to communicate directly with video and input hardware...
, a computer display server
Computing
- Wayland (display server protocol), a display server protocol for the Linux desktop and a library implementing that protocol
See also
- Wieland (disambiguation)
- WeylandWeylandIn 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 in Þiðrekssaga, and his legend is also depicted on the Ardre image stone VIII...
- WeilandWeilandWeiland is the fourth album by the German symphonic folk/doom metal band Empyrium. It is the second acoustic album released by the band, and the first to be completely sung in German language. All their previous albums only contained English lyrics, even though two songs on the album Where at...
- WylandWylandRobert Wyland , known simply as Wyland, is an artist best known for painting large, outdoor murals of whales and other ocean life.-Personal life:...