Wallis

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/ˈwɒlɪs/

proper noun

An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.

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canton of WallisValaiscanton of Valais
OriginOld French waleis →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

Wallis1

proper nounWallis (countable and uncountable, plural Wallises)

plural Wallises

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

Wallis2

proper noun
  1. A canton of Switzerland (the German name)

    Synonyms: canton of Wallis, Valais, canton of Valais

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA canton of Switzerland (the German name)

Similar
canton of WallisValaiscanton of Valais
Also see
valais

Origin

Wallis · proper noun

  1. Old Frenchwaleis“foreign”
  2. EnglishWallis

* (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.

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Wallis · proper noun

  1. GermanWallis
  2. EnglishWallis

Borrowed from German Wallis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wallis

Wallacesolacepolis
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Sounds the same

WallaceWallace

Anagrams

Lawlis
Cite this entry
APA

Wallis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis

MLA

“Wallis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wallis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallis.

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