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Walsh

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English, Irish

Meaning & History

From Old English wælisc meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt".
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Related Names

VariantWelch(English)
Other Languages & CulturesVlahović, Vlašić(Croatian) Oláh, Olasz(Hungarian) Wallace, Wallis(Scottish) Vlahović(Serbian) Vlašič(Slovene) Wallach(Yiddish)
Entry updated January 10, 2017
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