Walsh is a common Irish surname, meaning "Briton" or "foreigner", literally "Welshman", taken to Ireland by British (Welsh, Cornish and Cumbrian) soldiers during and after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is most common in County Mayo and County Kilkenny.
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.
Walta. African Origin. "Shield" The meaning of the name Walta is Shield. The origin of the name Walta is African.
Meaning & History. From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere.
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.
MEANING: This name derives from Ancient Germanic “Waltheri”, composed of two elements: “*waldaʐ” (ruler, might, mighty one, power, powerful one) plus “*harjaz” (army, army leader, commander, warrior). The name means “ruler of the army, leader of an army”.
Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German Walthari, containing the elements wald "rule" and hari—"army, warrior".
Walton is a surname or placename of Anglo-Saxon habitational origins. It derives from a topographical site with the suffix "tun" (town, farm or hamlet) and the prefixes "wald" (a wood), "walesc" (foreigner) or "walh" (a farm worker).
From the Germanic element wald "power, ruler" or walha "foreign" combined with thrud "strength".
Meaning & History. From the Germanic element wald "power, ruler" or walha "foreign" combined with thrud "strength".
