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What does Wallace mean?

Wallace Pronunciation of Wallace as a boys' name is pronounced WAL-iss. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Wallace 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.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Wa-, -ce

ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, surname, popular (famous), 19th century, king

Variations

VARIANTS Wallach, Wallas, Wallie, Wallis, Wally, Walsh, Welch, Welsh

FEMININE FORM Wallis

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wallace Lennox (W.L.), ..

How popular is Wallace?

Wallace is a very popular first name for males (#264 out of 1220, Top 22%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#113 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Wallace reached its apex position of #92 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #879 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Wallace name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Wallace outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Wallace (#879 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Wallie and Wally. These forms of Wallace reached the top of their popularity a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.19%) and have become significantly less common since (ADOPTION 0.01%, DOWN 92.9%), with the version Wallace becoming less stylish.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Wallace, Wallie, Wally in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Wallace and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Wallace is alike in pronunciation to Ellice and Ellyce. Other recommended sound-alike names are Callice, Wallcot, Waller, Waylan, Wayland, Willard, Willie and Willkie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Wallace.


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