Wally - Meaning of Wally

What does Wally mean?

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Wally

[ 2 syll. wal-ly, wa-lly ] The baby boy name Wally is sometimes used as a girl name. It is pronounced as WAA-L-iy- †. Wally is used chiefly in the English language, and it is derived from Old French and Germanic origins.

Wally is a contraction of the name Wallace (English and Scottish) in the English language.

Wally is also a contraction of the name Walter (English, French, German, and Scandinavian) in the English language.

See also the related categories, english, french, and germanic (german).

Wally is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1959 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Wally. Its ranking then was #578. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is today of very light use. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Wally, Walter was the most widely used. In the past century Wally has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Wally include Wali, Wallie, Wa'il, Waele, Wallee, Walley, Walli, Walo, Wellie, Wheelie, Whiley, Whylie, Wiley, Wili, Wilie, Willey, Willi, Willie, Willy, and Wilu.

† Pronunciation for Wally: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"