Germanic · Boy name
Walter
“army ruler”
About the name Walter
Walter comes from a Germanic name formed from wald, meaning rule, and hari, meaning army. The Normans brought it to England, where Wat was a common medieval short form, as in Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants’ Revolt. The medieval German poet Walther von der Vogelweide was a leading writer of courtly love songs. Sir Walter Raleigh was an Elizabethan explorer and courtier, and Sir Walter Scott wrote Ivanhoe and the Waverley novels. In German and Scandinavian languages the name is pronounced with an initial v sound. Gualtiero is the Italian form.
- Meaning
- army ruler
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- WAWL-ter(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Walther
- Gualtiero
- Gauthier
- Valter
- Wat
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Middle names for Walter
- Walter James
- Walter Thomas
- Walter Henry
- Walter Edward
- Walter William
Questions about Walter
- What does Walter mean?
- Walter is a Germanic name meaning "army ruler".
- How do you pronounce Walter?
- Walter is pronounced WAWL-ter, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Walter?
- Variants of Walter include Walther, Gualtiero, Gauthier, Valter, Wat.
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