Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Walter

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Walter NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɔl.təɹ/(American English) /ˈwɔːl.tə/(British English) /ˈval.tɐ/(German) /ˈval.tɛr/(Swedish) /ˈval.ter/(Italian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Germanic name Waltheri meaning "power of the army", from the elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army". In medieval German tales (notably Waltharius by Ekkehard of Saint Gall) Walter of Aquitaine is a heroic king of the Visigoths. The name was also borne by an 11th-century French saint, Walter of Pontoise. The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere.A famous bearer of the name was the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). It was also borne by Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and other notable works.

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Family Tree·Details Rootswald/walt + hari/heriVariantsValter(Swedish) Gualtiero, Valter(Italian) Waldhar, Walther, Waltheri(Germanic) DiminutivesWallie, Wally, Walt, Wat(English) Other Languages & CulturesWealdhere(Anglo-Saxon) Valter(Croatian) Wouter, Wolter, Wout(Dutch) Valter(Estonian) Valtteri(Finnish) Gauthier, Gautier, Gaultier(French) Watse(Frisian) Valters(Latvian) Waldaharjaz(Old Germanic) Guálter, Wálter(Portuguese) Válter(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Bhaltair, Bhàtair(Scottish Gaelic) Valter(Slovene) Gutierre, Gualterio, Wálter(Spanish) Gwallter(Welsh) Surname DescendantsWalter, Walters, Walterson, Waterman, Waters(English) Walter, Welter, Wolter(German) Waltersson(Swedish) Same SpellingWálter

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Details Last ranked #479 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #98 in 1969 Canada Last ranked #193 in 1994 Czechia Last ranked #38 in 2024 Denmark Last ranked #344 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #445 in 1984 France Last ranked #19 in 1940 Germany Last ranked #186 in 2009 Italy Last ranked #97 in 1958 New Zealand Last ranked #99 in 1968 Scotland Last ranked #29 in 2025 Sweden Last ranked #987 in 1939 (f) #271 in 2024 (m) United States

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Name Days? Austria: April 8Austria: May 17Poland: May 2Poland: June 5Poland: November 29

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Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (1822)

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