English
Waynesville
From Wayne + -ville, most places are named after Anthony Wayne.
Formed from Wayne + -ville
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰnos
Proto-Germanic *wagnaz ‘cart, wagon’
Old English wæġn ‘wagon’
English Wayne
The story
From Wayne + -ville, most places are named after Anthony Wayne.
Today it means
name An unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Waynesville