Wally

Gender：
Pronounced： [ WAHL-ee ]
Popularity：
Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Diminutive of WALTER or WALLACE.

WALTER male English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic

From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.

WALLACE male English, Scottish

From a Scottish and English surname which originally meant "Welsh" or "foreigner" in Norman French. It was first used as given name in honour of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish hero who led a rebellion to expel the English invaders from Scotland in the 13th century.

Names related to Wally：

FULL FORMS

ENGLISH: Wallace, Walter

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Waldhar, Walter, Walther

CROATIAN: Valter

DANISH: Valter, Walter

DUTCH: Wolter, Wouter

ENGLISH: Walt, Wat

ESTONIAN: Valter

FINNISH: Valtteri

FRENCH: Gaultier, Gauthier, Gautier