Wallis

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English

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Pronunciation

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.

Proper noun

Wallis (countable and uncountable, plural Wallises)

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

 Canton of Wallis on Wikipedia
canton of Wallis

Borrowed from German Wallis.

Proper noun

Wallis

  1. A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
    Synonyms: canton of Wallis, (the French name) Valais, canton of Valais
Translations
canton of Switzerland — see Valais

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalɪs/
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Etymology 1

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Kanton Wallis

Ultimately from Latin vallis.

Proper noun

das Wallis n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Wallis)

  1. Valais (a canton of Switzerland)
    Synonyms: Kanton Wallis, (officialese) Staat Wallis
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Etymology 2

From English Wales, perhaps influenced by etymology 1 above.

Proper noun

Wallis n (proper noun, genitive Wallis' or (with an article) Wallis)

  1. (obsolete) Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Wales

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French valise.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wallis f (plural Wallissen)

  1. suitcase
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