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Walshe

Walshe 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.

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.

Forms of Walshe

pluralWalshes
alternative formWalsh
alternative formWelsh

Origin of Walshe

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.

Questions about Walshe

What does Walshe mean?
Walshe means an Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning.
What part of speech is Walshe?
Walshe is a proper noun.

Words near Walshe in the dictionary

  1. Walsh function
  2. Walsh functions
  3. Walsh transform
  4. Walsh transforms
  5. Walsham le Willows
  6. Walshe
  7. Walshes
  8. walshnut
  9. walshnuts
  10. Walsingham
  11. Walsinghams

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