Wallis

Proper noun

Meaning

A female given name

An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.


Wallis

A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
Synonyms: canton of Wallis, (the French name) Valais, canton of Valais

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Wallis-Zieff-Goldblatt syndrome wallis warfield windsor wallis warfield simpson

Examples

In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room. Madonna (entertainer)

A particle moving with a uniform velocity would be denoted by Wallis by the formula s = vt, ...while previous writers would have denoted the same relation by stating what is equivalent to the proposition s1 : s2 = v1t1 : v2t2 (see e.g. Newton's Principia, bk. I. sect. I., lemma 10 or 11). John Wallis

According to Wallis, it was during a cruise on Lord Moyne's private yacht Rosaura in August 1934 that she fell in love with Edward. Source: Internet

Bloch, The Duchess of Windsor, pp. 37–41 Relationship with Edward, Prince of Wales In January 1934, while Lady Furness was away in New York City, Wallis allegedly became the Prince's mistress. Source: Internet

After the visit, Hitler said of Wallis, "she would have made a good Queen". Source: Internet

Between 1931 and 1934, he met the Simpsons at various house parties, and Wallis was presented at court. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Wallingford Wallington Wallington Demesne Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna Islander Wallis Island