Wallis.
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
Meaning & usage
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
A female given name.
An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.
A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis.
A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125).
Where this word comes from
* (surname): The surname is an Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Old French waleis (“foreign”). The Welsh hamlet may be derived from this.
A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Wallis.
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