Wallace - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wallace \

is pronounced WAL-iss. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "Welshman". From "waleis". Originally a Scottish surname which refers to foreigners from the south. Popular as a given name in the 19th century. Sir William Wallace was a 13th-century Scottish patriot who struggled in vain against the English King Edward I. Poet Wallace Stevens; actor Wallace Beery.

Wallace has 8 variant forms: Wallach, Wallas, Wallie, Wallis, Wally, Walsh, Welch and Welsh.

Baby names that sound like Wallace are Ellice and Ellyce.

Wallace is a very common first name for men (#264 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#106 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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