John Richard Kasich (/ËkeÉªsáµ»k/ KAY-sik; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, the 69th and current Governor of Ohio, first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Meaning & History. From a Germanic name meaning ruler of the army, composed of the elements wald rule and hari army. The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere.A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.eaning & History. From a Germanic name meaning ruler of the army, composed of the elements wald rule and hari army. The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter But, which was dated 1114 - 1130, in the Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia, Norfolk, during the reign of King Henry 1, known as The Lion of Justice, 1100 - 1135.