The Walsh Surname
- Meaning
- foreigner, Welshman
- Type
- Descriptive (origin)
- Root
- Old English wælisc
- Chiefly
- Throughout Ireland
Given to settlers who arrived from Wales with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland — ‘the Welshman’, from the outside looking in. The Irish form is Breathnach, meaning the same thing.
It is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland despite naming its bearers as incomers.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Walsh name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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