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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" AndersonAmerican screenwriter and director
- Jimmy Donal WalesAmerican founder of Wikipedia
- Prince of Walestitle used for the British heir apparent (currently Charles, Prince of Wales)
- Princes William and Henry "Harry" of Walessons of Charles, Prince of Wales
- Wales Tucker Waldrop (b. 2012)son of Eric and Courtney Waldrop; featured on the TLC show “Sweet Home Sextuplets”
Wales in Pop Culture
- "The Outlaw Josey Wales" 1976 film
- Walescountry of the British Isles
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