Waller

See also: waller

English

Etymology

Possibly from de valler (of the valley).

Proper noun

Waller

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A city in Waller County and Harris County, Texas, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Derived terms

Descendants

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvalɐ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German walre, waler, waller, from Old High German waler, walir

Noun

Waller m (strong, genitive Wallers, plural Waller)

  1. Bavaria form of Wels
Declension
Declension of Waller [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Waller die Waller
genitive eines des Wallers der Waller
dative einem dem Waller den Wallern
accusative einen den Waller die Waller

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle High German wallære, waller, and new formation wallen +‎ -er.

Noun

Waller m (strong, genitive Wallers, plural Waller, feminine Wallerin)

  1. (archaic or literary) agent noun of wallen (“to vagabond, to peregrinate; to pilgrimage”)
    • 1790, Benedikte Naubert, Barbara Blomberg, vorgebliche Maitresse Kaiser Karls des Fünften, volume 2, Leipzig: Weygandsche Buchhandlung, page 348:
      Die Wallerin langte mit dem kommenden Morgen am Gestade des Meers an.
      The peregrinatrix arrived at the sea-shore the coming morn.
Declension
Declension of Waller [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Waller die Waller
genitive eines des Wallers der Waller
dative einem dem Waller den Wallern
accusative einen den Waller die Waller

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