| The boy name Wally [ 2 syll. wal-ly, wa-lly ] is pronounced WAOLiy or WEYLiy KEY. Wally's language of origin is Old French and Germanic, and it is used mainly in the English language. Wally is a short form of Walter (English, French, German, and Scandinavian) in the English language. Wally is also a short form of Wallace (English and Scottish) in the English language. Wally is unusual as a 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 of only very light use today. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Wally, Walter (English, French, German, and Scandinavian) was the most widely used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Wally include Willi (German), Willie (English), Willy (English), Wal (English), Wil (English), and Will (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Wally: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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