Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English, Irish Pronounced Pron. WAWLSH(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Old English wælisc meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt". Related NamesDetails VariantWelch(English) Other Languages & CulturesVlahović, Vlašić(Croatian) Oláh, Olasz(Hungarian) Wallace, Wallis(Scottish) Vlahović(Serbian) Vlašič(Slovene) Wallach(Yiddish) Categories folk heroes, isograms, jockeys, nationalities, travel