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Meaning

The name Wallace has the following meaning:

One who is from the south.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Wallace is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Wallace in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Wallace is pronounced as wall-lus

Origins

Wallace originates from the Scottish language.
See other suggested Scottish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Wallace and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Wallace: Boys - Beck, Beckett, Boyd, Brody, Bruce, Colin, Dalziel, Dashiell, Douglas, Drummond, Duncan, Girls - Alana, Alison, Davina, Dree, Euna, Fiona, Iona, Jamya, Janet, Kenzie, Xenia, Both genders - Campbell, Mackenzie

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Wallace: Wal, Waleis, Wall, Wallach, Wallache, Wallas, Wallase, Wallee, Walley, Wallie, Wallis, Wally (Nickname), Walsh, Walshe, Walt (Nickname), Welch, Welsh

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Wallace are: Wally

Style

We think the name Wallace should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Wallace to be: Mild mannered but ambitious

In one word, you might describe Wallace as a(n) "ambitious" person.

See other "ambitious" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Wallace (or its variants) are:

Wallace Humphrey White, Jr. , born on 6 August, a famous politician. Wallace Humphrey White, Jr. 's background: A prominent American politician and Republican leader in Congress from 1916 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he was Senate Minority Leader and later Majority Leader before his retirement.

Wallace Darnell Johnson , born on 25 December, a famous baseballer. Wallace Darnell Johnson 's background: A second baseman for the Montreal Expos and a Chicago White Sox third base coach.

Wallace Hume Carothers, born on 27 April, a famous chemist. Wallace Hume Carothers's background: An American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of Nylon.
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