53%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. WAWL-is [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From a surname that was a variant of Wallace. Wallis Simpson (1895-1986) was the divorced woman whom Edward VIII married, which forced him to abdicate the British throne. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange nerdy Categories British royal family, ends in -is, history, rare English, surnames, The Man Who Came to Dinner characters