Wallis

American  

[wol-is, waw-lis] / ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

noun

1. Harold Brent Hal, 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.

2. John, 1616–1703, English mathematician.

3. a male given name, form of Wallace.

4. a female given name.

---

Wallis ¹ British  

/ ˈvalɪs /

noun

1. the German name for Valais

---

Wallis ² British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Sir Barnes ( Neville ). 1887–1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II

---

Example Sentences

The two sides burn with a "mutual disdain for each other", explains Mulligan, who is known for films like An Education, Promising Young Woman and The Ballad of Wallis Island.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Crans-Montana is in Switzerland's southwestern Wallis canton and the hearings are taking place in the cantonal capital Sion.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

However, she didn’t rule out that a wolf could one day venture over the massive Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing being built over the 101 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

"An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31," the Wallis canton's public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a statement.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Hooke, Glanvill, Hobbes, Power and Wallis were participants in this transformation; but their understanding of what was taking place was shared by well-informed bystanders.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton