The last name Welsh, that is. It's my mom's maiden name.
2006-09-29 07:44:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is not greek! I have blonde hair and blue eyesand my first name is Colleen do Ilsound greek?
2006-09-29 07:49:13 · update #1
I'm really thinking it's Irish. She said her dad's last name was Welsh originally but changed to Walsh for some reason....
2006-09-29 07:50:32 · update #2
Walsh is among the top five most common surnames in Ireland,. Walsh is a semi-translation of the Irish surname Breathnach, meaning ‘Welsh’ or ‘Breton’. The name came into use to describe the Welsh people who came to Ireland during the Cambro-Norman invasions. Other variant spellings also exist, including surnames such as Walch, Welsh and Welch.
2006-09-29 11:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walsh is the gaelic version of Welsh. So it may not be irish in origin.
2006-09-29 11:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by wizard prang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish
2006-09-29 07:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's Irish - it's a version of the surname Walsh, or Breathnach before it was anglicised.
2006-09-30 03:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Trish D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot to include in the name. Put the name in the additional details, and then I'll tell you.
Typical Welsh surnames common in Ireland...
Jones
Hughes
2006-09-29 07:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by Balaboo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can't your parents answer this question ?
They should actually know their origins!
By the way what has the fact that you have blue eyes and blonde hair or that you are called Coleen got to do with anything?
2006-09-29 13:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by EVA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's an Irish name, found all over the Republic.
2006-10-01 16:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by lordofthetarot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't the name Welsh be...uh...Welsh? As in from Wales?
I'm Welsh myself...makes sense to me, cariad.
2006-09-29 07:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not from Wales. When people came thru Ellis Island screeners did not deal well with spellings of names...
2006-09-29 07:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds Greek to me
2006-09-29 07:47:52 · answer #10 · answered by Useless 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋