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.

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Wallis ¹ British  

/ ˈvalɪs /

noun

1. the German name for Valais

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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

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“Don’t fix something that isn’t broken,” said Ginger Wallis, 50 years old, who lives at the base of a hill covered in flammable grass, her eyes flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Allison Cardona, director of Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in L.A., said that running after your pet that’s just gotten out may encourage it to keep running rather than come home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Associate principal Adele Wallis said that, despite expecting resistance from students aged 14 to 19, she had largely found the opposite.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

“On the basis of that song, I was able to go out and buy a house and stay in California,” Troup told Wallis.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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