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walsh

/wˈɔlʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
walsh
IPA
/wˈɔlʃ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Irish surname from English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English Walsch (“Welsh(man)”), from Old English wælisċ, variant of wīelisċ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Walsch, wælisċ

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Walshes (plural) Walshe (alternative) Walch (alternative) Welch (alternative) Welsh (alternative)

Phrases

Walsh County

Questions

How do you pronounce walsh?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔlʃ/.
What does walsh mean?
An Irish surname from English.
Where does walsh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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