Wallace

plural Wallaces

1. countableA Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.

   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).

   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

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   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.

   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

2. countableA male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
   2. countableuncountableA community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
   3. countableuncountableA community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
   4. countableuncountableA rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243.
   5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
   6. countableuncountableA minor city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
   7. countableuncountableA township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
   8. countableuncountableA town in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
   9. countableuncountableA minor city in Wallace County, Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
   10. countableuncountableA census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
   12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
   13. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri; named for a railroad official.
   14. countableuncountableA village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
   15. countableuncountableA town in Duplin County and Pender County, North Carolina.
   16. countableuncountableA township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
   17. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
   18. countableuncountableA town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
   19. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.