"Welsch" meaning in English

See Welsch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Welsches [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, from welsch (“foreign, non-Germanic”). * As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Ẃelš, Wjelš, shortened from Welisław; see Welk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Welsches}} Welsch (plural Welsches)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Welsch-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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