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WALLACE
SOURCE:
Nickname
USAGE:
Scottish
,
English
,
Irish
PRONOUNCED:
WAHL-əs
[key]
Meaning & History
Means "foreigner, stranger" from the Norman French
waleis
. It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was Sir William Wallace of Scotland.
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