Wallace (surname)

Wallace is an Irish surname stemmed from the Anglo-Norman French {{lang|fro|Waleis}} "Welshman". It is a northern variant form of {{lang|fro|Gualeis}} "Welshman" (Wace, Brut, éd. I. Arnold, 13927); adjectiv {{lang|fro|gualeis}} "Welsh" (Id., ibid., 14745); same as {{lang|fro|walois}} "the oil language" (J. Bretel, Tournoi de Chauvency, éd. M. Delbouille, 63).[https://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/gaulois CNRTL : Etymology of gaulois (French)]

It originates from Old Low Franconian *Walhisk meaning "foreigner", "Celt", "Roman" which is a cognate of Old English wylisċ (pronounced "wullish") meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman"{{Cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/welsh|title=welsh {{!}} Origin and meaning of the name welsh by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}} (see also Wallach and Walhaz). The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric, a close relative of the Welsh language, or possibly an incomer from Wales, or the Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the Hen Ogledd, its people speaking a Brittonic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic and the Scots language derived from Lothian.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Variations of the name include Welsh,Walla, Wallais, Wallice, Wallang, Wallass, Wallayis, Wallays, Walleis, Wallensis, Walles, Valance, Valensis, Valeyns, Vallace, Vallance, and Valles.{{cite web | title=Wallace | website=Memphis Society | url=https://memphisscots.com//clans//clans/wallace.html | access-date=15 December 2022}}

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