29%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements walah "foreigner, Celt, Roman" and beraht "bright". Related Names Rootswalh/walah + berht/beraht Categories light, nationalities, travel Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1516.