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

Further reading

French

Proper noun

Walia m

  1. a neighborhood of N'Djamena, Chad

Polish

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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: Wa‧lia

Proper noun

Walia f

  1. Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Walia in Polish dictionaries at PWN