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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Welshman

Boy name variations

Wallace

Wallace

- 11% this year
Masculine
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Wallis

Wallis

+ 100% this year
Neutral
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Wallas

Wallas

0 % this year
Masculine
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Wally

Wally

+ 67% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Wallie

Wallie

0 % this year
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Walsh

Walsh

- 13% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Welsh

Welsh

0 % this year
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Welch

Welch

0 % this year
Masculine
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Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German walhe, walch ‘foreigner from a Romance country’, most probably a nickname for someone from Italy.
  • German : habitational name from Wallach, a place near Wesel.
  • Scottish : variant of Wallace.

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