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Walshe (name) means an Irish surname that comes from a nickname of Anglo-Norman origin that means Briton or foreigner, and is also used as a translation for Breathnach, carrying the same sense.

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An Irish surname that comes from a nickname of Anglo-Norman origin that means Briton or foreigner, and is also used as a translation for Breathnach, carrying the same sense.
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Walsch, which came from Old English wælisc, a variant of wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz; equivalent to wale ("outsider") plus -isch.

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"walshe" (name) means an Irish surname that comes from a nickname of Anglo-Norman origin that means Briton or foreigner, and is also used as a translation for Breathnach, carrying the same sense.
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