Waylon

Waylon (WAY-lon) is an English given name, which is common in the United States of America and there in particular in the African-born parts of the population of the southwestern states of Mississippi , Florida , Alabama and Georgia .

meaning

The name comes from English and means something like "land on the road / roadside" (from English way "way" and land [lon] "land").

Variations

Waylen , Waylin , Weylin , Wylan , Waylan and Wayland , as well as the short and nickname Way . The name corresponds to the Scandinavian-Germanic Wieland .

Well-known namesake

• Wayland Becker (1910-1984) American football player
• Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), American country musician
• Waylon Malloy Payne (* 1972), American country musician and actor
• Waylon Woolcock (* 1982), South African racing cyclist
• Waylon (* 1980), Dutch singer

Fictional people

• Waylon Jones , a villain also known as Killer Croc , in the Batman comic book series
• Waylon Smithers , assistant to nuclear power plant operator Montgomery Burns, appears in the animated series The Simpsons .