Walla Walla: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Walla Walla – Meaning: many waters – Origin: Sahaptin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: WAH-luh WAH-luh


Walla Walla is a Sahaptin unisex name meaning “many waters”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Walla Walla

Meaning: Many waters.

Origin: Sahaptin.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Walla Walla

Phonetic: WAH-luh WAH-luh   IPA: /ˌwɑːlə ˈwɑːlə/

Popularity of Walla Walla

Walla Walla doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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