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Updated February 15, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Welshman
  • English : Inquisitive

Boy name variations

Wallace

Wallace

- 11% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Wallis

Wallis

+ 100% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Wallas

Wallas

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Wally

Wally

+ 67% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Wallie

Wallie

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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Walsh

Walsh

- 13% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Welsh

Welsh

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Wallach

Wallach

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Walls

Walls

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Welce

Welce

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Wells

Wells

+ 6% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.
  • German : variant of Welk.
  • Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Welsch.

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