Wallis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvalɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wol′is, wô′lis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Wal•lis  (wol′is, wô′lis),USA pronunciation n. 
    Harold Brent  (brent),USA pronunciation (Hal), 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.
  1. Biographical John, 1616–1703, English mathematician.
  2. a male given name, form of Wallace. 
  3. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Wallis / ˈvalɪs/
  1. the German name for Valais
Wallis / ˈwɒlɪs/
  1. Sir Barnes (Neville). 1887–1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II
'Wallis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Simpson - Valais - Vidor - Wallis and Futuna Islands - Windsor

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