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From the Germanic name Waltheri signifying "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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| Variants |
(Italian):
Valter, Gualtiero (Germanic): Waldhar, Walther, Waltheri |
| Diminutives | (English): Wallie, Wally, Walt, Wat |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Anglo-Saxon):
Wealdhere (Slovene): Valter (Dutch): Wouter, Wolter, Wout (Finnish): Valtteri (French): Gauthier, Gautier, Gaultier (Frisian): Watse (Latvian): Valters (Old Germanic): Waldaharjaz (Portuguese): Guálter (Spanish): Wálter (Portuguese (Brazilian)): Válter (Scottish Gaelic): Bhaltair, Bhàtair (Spanish): Gutierre, Gualterio (Welsh): Gwallter |
| Surname Descendants |
(German):
Walter (English): Walters, Walterson, Waterman 1, Waters 2 (German): Welter, Wolter (Swedish): Waltersson |
| Same Spelling | Wálter |
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