Walshe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

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

Middle English

Proper noun

Walshe

  1. alternative form of Walsch

Adjective

Walshe

  1. alternative form of Walsch
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