Genealogy Chat

Hi
Anyone know is this a boy or a girls name please?

I would guess a boy

Thanks Penny

The boy's name Wallace \wa-lla-ce\ is pronounced WAL-iss. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "Welshman". From "waleis". Originally a Scottish surname which refers to foreigners from the south. Popular as a given name in the 19th century. Sir William Wallace was a 13th-century Scottish patriot who struggled in vain against the English King Edward I. Poet Wallace Stevens; actor Wallace Beery.

Wallace has 8 variant forms: Wallach, Wallas, Wallie, Wallis, Wally, Walsh, Welch and Welsh.

Thanks Keith
There are French connections
I thought Wallace was a boys name but the Augustine bit confused me as i thought that was a female name.
Julie

Augustine is also a male name - St Augustine for example.

Thankyou Major Bloodnock
Seems i'm no good at names then!!!

Augusta is a girl's name - I have one of those in my tree - she frequently shows as Augustus (boy's version).

Wallace is definitely a boy - I have one of them too. Often transcribed as Wallis so be relaxed about it.

I think their parents deliberately chose blessed awful names just so we could have the fun of tracking them down!!

Thanks Jill
I think you are right although i don't have to track them down,
My great grandad buired two babies of this name both of them only lived a few weeks.
I didn't want to send for certs as i know the details from parish records.
I think they were probably boys
Thanks again
Julie

Julie

Just to throw a spanner into the works, don't forget Wallis Simpson, wife of the abdicated King Edward VIII.

But I do agree Augustine sounds more male.

Jo

I think i will have to get one of the certs just to know !!!!
It's bugging me now .
Thanks to you all

Definitely male.

Hi, just to add to the confusion : I would say Wallace (male) Augustine (female). In France they would usually use Augustin as the boys equivalent. As for St. Augustine, could it not be a female Saint ?

Wendy

Here's one off of the 1851 census

Name: Wallace Augustine Kemp
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Wallace
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Whitstable, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Whitstable
County/Island: Kent
Country: England



Registration district: Blean
Sub registration district: Whitstable
ED, institution, or vessel: 1

Household schedule number: 38
Household Members:
Name Age
Corwin Henry Kemp 11 Mo
Sarah Kemp 26
Wallace Kemp 24
Wallace Augustine Kemp 6

Wendy

Augustine was a male saint. He was sent to England at the end of the 6th century.

Have a great granddad and great uncle Wallace (father and son), plus a g g aunt Augusta.

St. Augustine was one of the most famous (male) saints in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo