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Walthall

Walthall proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Walthall (countable and uncountable, plural Walthalls)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village, the county seat of Webster County, Mississippi, United States.

Forms of Walthall

pluralWalthalls

Origin of Walthall

* As an English surname, from obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Waldie.

Words formed from Walthall

Questions about Walthall

What does Walthall mean?
Walthall means a surname.
What part of speech is Walthall?
Walthall is a proper noun.

Words near Walthall in the dictionary

  1. Walterboro
  2. Waltermire
  3. Waltermires
  4. Walters
  5. Walterson
  6. Walthall
  7. Walthall County
  8. Walthalls
  9. Waltham
  10. Waltham Abbey
  11. Waltham Cross

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