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Wallis¹

  • /ˈwɒlɪs/

Sounds like Wallace · Rhymes with -ɒlɪs

Where it 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.

proper noun Wallises

  1. countable, uncountable An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
  2. countable, uncountable A female given name.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis.
  5. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125).

Wallis²

  • /ˈwɒlɪs/

Sounds like Wallace · Rhymes with -ɒlɪs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Wallis.

proper noun

  1. A canton of Switzerland (the German name)

    Similar: canton of Wallis, Valais, canton of Valais

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wallace, wales, brig, valais, uvea, alpine, sion, zermatt, matterhorn, crans-montana, visp, aletsch, saas-fee, williams, welsh, willis

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"Wallis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wallis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{wallis_2026,
  title = {Wallis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wallis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}