Wallis

//ˈwɒlɪs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
  3. 3
    A female given name. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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canton of valaiscanton of wallisvalais

Example

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"Mata-Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna."

Etymology

Etymology 1

* (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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Wallis.

Related phrases

Wallis and FutunaWallis-Zieff-Goldblatt syndrome

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