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Walter

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Walter at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“ruler”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈwɒltə/, /ˈwɔːltə/

Etymology

A Germanic name, from Middle English Walter, from Old Northern French Waltier, from Frankish *Waltheri (compare Old High German Waltheri, which see for more details), from Proto-West Germanic *Waldahari, from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, from *waldą (“ruler”) + *harjaz (“army, host”). Related to Old English Waldhere. Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Walter mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "ruler".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).