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wallis

/ˈwɒlɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
wal-lis
IPA
/ˈwɒlɪs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A canton of Switzerland (the German name)

Etymology

* (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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Wallises (plural)

Derived Forms

Wallisian

Phrases

Wallis and Futuna Wallis Lake Wallis-Zieff-Goldblatt syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Wallace

Synonyms

canton of Wallis Valais canton of Valais

Homonyms

Wallace

Rhymes With

lawlis wallace solace polis

Questions

How do you pronounce wallis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒlɪs/.
What does wallis mean?
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
Where does wallis come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce wallis

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