Name Element WALH

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Saxon (Hypothetical) [1], Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswealh(Anglo-Saxon) waleis(Medieval French) volhu(Medieval Slavic) walhaz(Old Germanic) walah(Old High German)
Given Name DescendantsJofre(Catalan) Geoffrey, Jefferson, Jeffery, Jeffrey, Jeffry, Geffrey(English) Geoffroy, Valéry, Geoffrey, Joffrey(French) Walahelin, Walahfrid, Walaric, Walhberht, Walherich(Germanic) Séafra, Siothrún(Irish) Geoffroi, Vauquelin(Medieval French) Walchelin(Old Norman) Sieffre(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsJeffers, Jefferson, Jeffery, Jeffries(English) Voclain(French)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry *walh, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022