Wallace

Proper noun

Wallace (countable and uncountable, plural Wallaces)

1. (countable) A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
   • We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.2023 February 16, Pavlo Kazarin, “A year ago I volunteered as a soldier in the Ukrainian army”, in NATO Review, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025
   • Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025
2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. A town in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
4. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
5. A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
6. A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243.
7. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
8. A minor city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
9. A township in LaSalle County, Illinois.
10. A town in Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
11. A minor city in Wallace County, Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
12. A census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.