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Résumé
- No one named Wallace appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew form or meaning.
- Wallace is a Scottish and English surname from the Anglo-Norman French waleis, “foreigner, Celt, Welshman,” a word related to the Old English source of “Welsh.”
- It became a first name in honour of William Wallace, the 13th-century Scottish leader, and ranked 69th for American boys in 1923.
- The Bible often speaks of the foreigner, as in Leviticus 19:34, Ruth 2:10 and 1 Peter 2:11.
- Lew Wallace (1827–1905) wrote Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), the best-selling American novel of the 19th century by 1900.
Bibliographie (cliquer pour afficher)
- Behind the Name, “Wallace,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/wallace
- “Wallace (surname),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_(surname)
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “Welsh.” https://www.etymonline.com/word/Welsh
- “Anglo-Norman language,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Norman_language
- “Lew Wallace,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Wallace
- Scripture quotations from the English Standard Version: Leviticus 19:34; Ruth 2:10; 1 Peter 2:11. Reference: Ruth 4:17.
