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. Wallace is derived from the Celtic word "waleis", which means "foreign or Celtic". The name started as a nick name given by the Normans to the minority of Celtic people in Scotland.
Wallace Related Names Variant:, Wallis Diminutive: Wally (English)
