Walia

See also: walia and Walią

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਵਾਲੀਆ (vālīā), a surname of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

Walia (plural Walias)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walia is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Walia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islanders (84.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Walia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Polish

Walia

Etymology

Borrowed from English Wales, from Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Doublet of wałach, Wałach, Włoch, Włochy, and Wołoch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: Wa‧lia

Proper noun

Walia f

1. Wales (a country in northwestern Europe, a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

Declension of Walia

	singular
nominative	Walia
genitive	Walii
dative	Walii
accusative	Walię
instrumental	Walią
locative	Walii
vocative	Walio

Derived terms

adjective

• walijski

 

nouns

• Walijczyk
• Walijka

 

Further reading

• Walia in Polish dictionaries at PWN