Wieland
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Wieland is a Germanic name
, from wela "battle" and, nand "brave". The English form is Wayland
.
as a first name:
as a surname name:
the novel of this name by Charles Brockden Brown:
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
, from wela "battle" and, nand "brave". The English form is Wayland
Wayland
Wayland is a Germanic given name, from wela "battle" and, nand "brave", corresponding to German Wieland, Scandinavian Völund/Vølund...
.
- 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...
, a smith in Germanic mythology
as a first name:
- Wieland WagnerWieland WagnerWieland Wagner was a German opera director.- Life :Wieland was the elder of two sons of Siegfried and Winifred Wagner and grandson of composer Richard Wagner....
, grandson of Richard Wagner
as a surname name:
- Christoph Martin WielandChristoph Martin WielandChristoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer.- Biography :He was born at Oberholzheim , which then belonged to the Free Imperial City of Biberach an der Riss in the south-east of the modern-day state of Baden-Württemberg...
, a German poet - Heinrich Otto WielandHeinrich Otto WielandHeinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids. In 1901 Wieland received his doctorate at the University of Munich while studying under Johannes Thiele...
a Nobel Prize winning German chemist - Jan Müller-WielandJan Müller-WielandJan Müller-Wieland is a German composer and conductor of classical music and an academic teacher. He is known for his operas.-Professional career:...
, a German composer - Joe Wieland (born 1990), American baseball player
- Johann WielandJohann WielandJohann Wieland is an Austrian ski mountaineer.Wieland started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the Preberlauf event in 1999...
, Austrian ski mountaineer - Maria Louise Wieland, a famous actress
- Rainer WielandRainer WielandRainer Wieland is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg. Since 2009 he is one of the 14 Vice Presidents of the Parliament. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party...
, a German politician
the novel of this name by Charles Brockden Brown:
- Wieland (novel)Wieland (novel)Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale, usually simply called Wieland, is the first major work by Charles Brockden Brown. First published in 1798, it distinguishes the true beginning of his career as a writer. Wieland is the first - and most famous - American Gothic novel. It has often...
See also
- Wayland (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:...