Wall
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.
Proper noun edit
Wall (countable and uncountable, plural Walls)
- A surname.
- A placename
- A village in Gwinear-Gwithian parish, south-west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SW6036). [1]
- A village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NY9169); part of Hadrian's Wall is in the parish.
- A village and civil parish in the City of Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK0906).
- A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
Etymology 2 edit
See wall.
Proper noun edit
the Wall
- (history, slang) the Berlin Wall.
- (slang) the Trump Wall.
- (slang) the Great Wall of China.
Etymology 3 edit
Calque of Mandarin 壁宿 (Bìxiù).
Proper noun edit
Wall
- (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wall is the 631st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 53,794 individuals. Wall is most common among White (86.10%) individuals.
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Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin vallum. Cognate with English wall.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wall m (strong, genitive Walles or Walls, plural Wälle)
- (military) rampart, parapet, earthwork
- Synonym: Schanze
- (engineering) levee, embankment
- Synonym: Damm
- (geography) ridge
- Synonym: Kamm
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “Wall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache