Walshe

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English Walsch, from Old English wælisc, variant of wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz; equivalent to wale (outsider) +‎ -isch.

Proper noun

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Walshe (countable and uncountable, plural Walshes)

  1. An Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, the Walshe surname appeared 413 times.

Middle English

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Proper noun

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Walshe

  1. Alternative form of Walsch

Adjective

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Walshe

  1. Alternative form of Walsch