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- Anglo-Norman · derived fromwaleis“foreign”
- English todayWallace
An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wǣlisċ.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wallace
Today it means: A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. Full definition →
Anglo-Norman waleis