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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Walo m. Old Frankish, Old German walh 'foreigner, stranger; slave' from Proto-Germanic *walhaz, from a Celtic tribal name.

France
Latin
c823 Walonis (gen) irminon-vol2 36, Wan; 1079x1101 Gualo (nom) CartStPC IX; a1108 Galonis (gen) ibid. XXI; 1135 Walo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Walo (nom) ibid. 16; 1201 Galonis (gen) NDParisII 2-XLVIII; 1258 Walo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CVII; 1301 Walonis (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 249
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Walo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Walo.