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Wallace

  • /ˈwɒlɪs/ UK
  • /ˈwɑləs/ US
  • /ˈwɔləs/ US

Sounds like Wallis · Rhymes with -ɒlɪs

Where it comes from

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wǣlisċ.

proper noun Wallaces

  1. countable A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.
  2. countable A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
  5. countable, uncountable A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
  6. countable, uncountable A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243.
  7. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
  8. countable, uncountable A minor city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
  11. countable, uncountable A minor city in Wallace County, Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
  12. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
  14. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri; named for a railroad official.
  16. countable, uncountable A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in Duplin County and Pender County, North Carolina.
  18. countable, uncountable A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  19. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
  20. countable, uncountable A town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
  21. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.

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Closest in meaning: wallis, baldwin, locke, darwin, dallas, exposed, unfenced, unobstructed, barrier-free, open, unenclosed, spacious, wide-open, airy, expansive, unconfined

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"Wallace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wallace. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Wallace. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wallace

Chicago

"Wallace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wallace.

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@misc{wallace_2026,
  title = {Wallace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wallace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}