What does welch mean?

Definitions for welch
wɛltʃ, wɛlʃwelch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. welsh, welchverb

    cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

Wiktionary

  1. welchnoun

    A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

    She's a welch. That isn't hers, I lent her that watering can three years ago.

  2. welchverb

    To fail to repay a small debt.

  3. welchverb

    To fail to fulfill an obligation.

    "I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?" Lt.Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) says to his caretaker in 'Scent of a woman'.

  4. Welchnoun

    An English surname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.

  5. Welchnoun

    Archaic spelling of Welsh. Used in British regiment title Royal Welch Fusiliers, spelling confirmed by Army order 1920.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Welchadjective

    see Welsh

Wikidata

  1. Welch

    Welch is a city located in McDowell County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The population was 2,406 at the 2010 census. Incorporated as a city in 1893, it is the county seat of McDowell County.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WELCH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Welch is ranked #284 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Welch surname appeared 108,987 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 37 would have the surname Welch.

    83.4% or 90,971 total occurrences were White.
    10.4% or 11,378 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 2,779 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 2,071 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.1% or 1,210 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 589 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of welch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of welch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of welch in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    I vividly remember when I first heard the news, i was sitting at home watching a major business television show. Early that morning Jack Welch, the legendary head of General Electric was about to be interviewed, when all of a sudden, they cut away.

  2. Patrick Jackson:

    The extent of recklessness in this case is breathtaking. It is sheer luck that no one, including( Edgar Maddison Welch), was killed.

  3. Jameel Ahmad:

    One of the drivers behind the change in dynamics that has resulted in OPEC losing influence over the oil industry is the emergence of the capability of outsiders to produce oil, none have been more prominent in this arena in recent years than Spencer Welch.

  4. Montgomery Police Chief Tom Manger:

    We believe that there are people, including family members of Dick and Lloyd Welch, who have information that would further this investigation.

  5. Jay Gibson:

    A lot of the engineering, a lot of the operations, a lot of the fundamental skills in machining are very common, and we find those very advantageous to us. Those skill sets are very transferable. But from a business standpoint, executives said Pam Welch and Brent Hilliard from Midland’s Development Corporation, who represent the city at space industry conferences, are very well researched, know how to make a pitch, and that is very impressive.

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