Wallace
Wallace comes from the Old English "wealisc," meaning "Welshman" or "foreigner." William Wallace (c.1270-1305) was the Scottish hero who led the resistance against English rule and was executed for treason — the inspiration for the 1995 film "Braveheart." Wallace was a top-100 American name from 1900 to 1955, peaking at #69 in 1923. Wallace (the poet Wallace Stevens, 1879-1955, the modernist poet whose "The Idea of Order at Key West" is one of the great American poems) gave the name literary weight. Wallace is a male name of Scottish / English origin that means "Welshman, foreigner". Serious, Scottish, and a little literary. The name sounds historic. Wallaces tend to be principled. US peaked #69 in 1923. Now outside top 1000. Well-known people named Wallace include William Wallace (Scottish hero), Wallace Stevens (poet), Wallace (Old English name). Common variations and related forms of Wallace include Wally (nickname), Wallis (variant), Wallice (variant).