English
Wallis
Wallis comes from Old French waleis ‘foreign’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400waleis‘foreign’
- EnglishtodayWallis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400waleis‘foreign’
- EnglishtodayWallis
Every English word from Old French waleis
Another origin of Wallis
- Germanc. 1650–presentWallis
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French waleis / Wallis