Wallace

English

Etymology

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”).

Proper noun

Wallace

1. , notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. A town in Victoria, Australia.
4. A locale in Canada.
   1. A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
   2. A community in Ontario.
5. A locale in the United States.
   1. A town in North Carolina.
   2. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
   3. A city in Idaho; the county seat of Shoshone County; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
   4. A census-designated place in Louisiana.
   5. A census-designated place in California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
   6. A village in Nebraska.
   7. A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
   8. A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
   9. A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
   10. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.

Derived terms

• Wallacea
• Wallacean
• Wallace County
• Wallace Line

References

• Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, (2001) A Concise Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press.