Gender: Male
Pronunciation: W AO L IY S K AH R AH
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. On October 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, in a spacecraft he nicknamed Sigma 7, becoming the fifth American and ninth human to travel into space. In December 1965, as part of the two-man Gemini program, he achieved the first space rendezvous, station-keeping his Gemini 6A spacecraft within 1 foot (30 cm) of the sister Gemini 7 spacecraft. In October 1968, he commanded Apollo 7, an 11-day low Earth orbit shakedown test of the three-man Apollo Command/Service Module and the first crewed launch for the Apollo program.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 22, 2024
On the name Wally Schirra, Wally means Ruler of the Army, Welshman, Variant of Walter Rules, People of Power, Army Ruler.
The name Wally Schirra is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Wally is commonly found in United States of America, Italy, South Africa, and 78 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: W AO L IY S K AH R AH
W: Pronounce as in "we" (W IY)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
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At NamesLook, the name Wally is recorded 5,872 times globally, ranking it as the 8,905th most common name worldwide.
Wally is most prevalent in United States of America, with 1,774 occurrences, making it the 1,945th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Wally is found among 1 in every 1020 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #1,945 | 1 : 1,020 |
| Italy | #2,268 | 1 : 1,418 |
| South Africa | #3,580 | 1 : 5,234 |
| France | #4,479 | 1 : 4,528 |
| Netherlands | #2,135 | 1 : 1,360 |
| United Kingdom | #3,196 | 1 : 2,265 |
| Canada | #1,959 | 1 : 1,456 |
| Peru | #3,219 | 1 : 5,245 |
| Germany | #3,245 | 1 : 2,619 |
| Saudi Arabia | #15,487 | 1 : 20,659 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Wally from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. On October 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, in a spacecraft he nicknamed Sigma 7, becoming the fifth American and ninth human to travel into space. In December 1965, as part of the two-man Gemini program, he achieved the first space rendezvous, station-keeping his Gemini 6A spacecraft within 1 foot (30 cm) of the sister Gemini 7 spacecraft. In October 1968, he commanded Apollo 7, an 11-day low Earth orbit shakedown test of the three-man Apollo Command/Service Module and the first crewed launch for the Apollo program.
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