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Could gwalt an archaic German word be the origin of the name gwaltney?
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The name could be Welsh or maybe Scottish. Found this online: "Anglicized form of the Welsh family name Gwalchmai, which is from the Welsh personal name Gwalchmai 'hawk of the plain'" at this link: http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gwaltney-name-meaning.ashx
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