Definition of "Wallace"

(countable) A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.  examples

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.  examples

A placename:

1. A town in Victoria, Australia.  examples

2. A locale in Canada.

   1. A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.  examples

   2. A community in Ontario.  examples

   3. The Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243, a rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan.  examples

3. A locale in the United States.

   1. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.  examples

   2. A city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.  examples

   3. A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.  examples

   4. A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.  examples

   5. A census-designated place in Louisiana.  examples

   6. An unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.  examples

   7. An unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.  examples

   8. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.  examples

   9. A village in Nebraska.  examples

   10. A town in North Carolina.  examples

   11. A census-designated place in South Carolina.  examples

   12. A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.  examples

   13. A census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.  examples