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WALLACE
SOURCE: Nickname
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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