Walshe
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Walshe (countable and uncountable, plural Walshes)
- 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 edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, the Walshe surname appeared 413 times.
Middle English edit
Proper noun edit
Walshe
- Alternative form of Walsch
Adjective edit
Walshe
- Alternative form of Walsch