Walch

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/wɒlt͡ʃ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Walch ← Old English wælisc ← Proto-West Germanic *walhisk →
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Meanings

proper nounWalch (plural Walches)

plural Walches · alternative Welch · alternative Welsh · alternative Walsh · alternative Walshe

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*walhiskaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*walhisk
  3. Old Englishwælisc
  4. Middle EnglishWalch
  5. EnglishWalch

Inherited from Middle English Walch, Walich, variant of Walsch, from Old English wælisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.

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APA

Walch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walch

MLA

“Walch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Walch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walch.

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