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First name origin & meaning:

English: Place name: United Kingdom

First name variations: Wael, Wail, Wails, Wale, Waley, Waly, Wales

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic walī ‘lord’, ‘guardian’, ‘protector’, ‘saint’, or ‘friend’, often interpreted as a short form of Walī Allāh ‘friend of God’, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
  2. Indian (Kashmir): Hindu (Brahman) name, probably ulitmately derived from Arabic walī ‘lord’ (see 1).
  3. Indian (Karnataka): Hindu (Lingayat) name of unknown meaning.
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