Walshe

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proper noun

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

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

proper nounWalshe (countable and uncountable, plural Walshes)

plural Walshes · alternative Walsh · alternative Welsh

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

Origin

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

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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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