Wales

Place name

Wales Origin and Meaning

The name Wales is a boy's name of English origin.

Place names for boys are few and far between; this one would make a singular choice. Prince William of Wales uses this as a surname when required, as in his military life; Jimmy Wales is the entrepreneur behind Wikipedia, Clint Eastwood played the eponymous character Josey (!) Wales in the 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales.

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Famous People Named Wales

• Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson American screenwriter and director
• Jimmy Donal Wales American founder of Wikipedia
• Prince of Wales title used for the British heir apparent (currently Charles, Prince of Wales)
• Princes William and Henry "Harry" of Wales sons of Charles, Prince of Wales
• Wales Tucker Waldrop (b. 2012) son of Eric and Courtney Waldrop; featured on the TLC show “Sweet Home Sextuplets”

The name Wales in Pop Culture

• "The Outlaw Josey Wales " 1976 film
• Wales country of the British Isles