Wallace
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒlɪs/
ipa: /ˈwɑləs/
ipa: /ˈwɔləs/
rhymes: -ɒlɪs
homophone: Wallis
Forms: form: Wallaces
Etymology: An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wielisc.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2023 February 16, Pavlo Kazarin, “A year ago I volunteered as a soldier in the Ukrainian army”, in NATO Review, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025:
text: Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).
ref: 2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025:
glosses: A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
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A town in Victoria, Australia.
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A locale in Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
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A locale in Canada.
A community in Ontario.
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A locale in Canada.
A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243.
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A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
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A locale in the United States.
A city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
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A locale in the United States.
A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
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A locale in the United States.
A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
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A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Louisiana.
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A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
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A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
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A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.
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A locale in the United States.
A village in Nebraska.
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A locale in the United States.
A town in North Carolina.
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A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in South Carolina.
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A locale in the United States.
A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
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A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.
Derived terms: Wallacea
Wallacean
Wallace County
Wallace effect
Wallace Line
Wallace-Woodworth
Related terms: Wallis