Wallace

Wallace is a Scottish surname associated with an older designation for a Welsh person or Briton. Its deeper word history involves the idea of a foreigner, but that historical label should not be treated as a description of a child today. William Wallace gives the surname a well-known Scottish historical connection, while its later use as a given name has a separate life.

Wally provides a familiar everyday form, and Wallis offers another surname spelling to compare. The full Wallace has two syllables and a soft final sound. Parents choosing it for family heritage can preserve an inherited spelling rather than assume Wallace and Wallis have always been interchangeable in their own records.