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walshe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
wal-she
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Walsch, wælisc, *walhisk, *walhiskaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Walshes (plural) Walsh (alternative) Welsh (alternative)

Questions

What does walshe mean?
An Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning.
Where does walshe come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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