Given name & surname

Welland

“land”

Welland is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Welland goes back to a word meaning “land.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Welland comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Welland’s family of names

In German usage, Welland as a surname has a related form in Wieland.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Welland, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Westmorland

“the people west of the moors”

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Old English

Wedgwood

“wych elm”

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Old English

Westfield

“west” · “field”

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Old English

Woollard

“wolf”

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Old English

Weekeen

“village”

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Old English

Sweetland

“sweet”

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Old English

Westhead

“west” · “head; headland”

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Old English

Welbourn

“spring”

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