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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
Germany
Latin
822x875 Walh (nom) TradCorb §142; 828 Walonis (gen) OrkGZ no. 29
Italy
Latin
1220 Guala (nom) hennes-vol1 49
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Walo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Walo.