What does Walter mean?

Walter means "to rule; army, warrior"

How do we pronounce Walter?

Walter \wal-ter, wa-lt-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Walter is pronounced in English as WAOLTahR or in German and Polish as VAALTehR 1.

1 Pronunciation for Walter: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Walter?

Walter is primarily used in English, French, German, and Scandinavian, and its language of origin is Germanic. The name is from 'waldhar' (army ruler, folk ruler) which is itself of the elements 'wald' (to rule) and 'heri' (army, warrior). The Normans introduced it into England in the 11th century, replacing the form Wealdhere (Old English). The original pronuncation of the name Walter with a silent 'l' gave rise to various forms with a droppped 'l'. The name was borne by the famous German lyric poet Walther von der Vogelweide (1170-1230), the English explorer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), and the prolific Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The name Walter is widely used; it has 59 forms that are used in both English and other languages. English forms include what does the name Walder mean, Walley name, short names for Wallie, name Waltar meaning, name Walte origin, baby name Walten, Walters definition, nicknames for Walthar, Waltor meaning, name Waltur origin, Walty meaning, meaning of Watson, and baby name Woulter. Other English variants include the contracted forms Wally meaning of name, what does the name Walt mean, and Wat definition, and the diminutive forms short names for Watkin and meaning of Watt. Forms of Walter used in other languages include the Gaelic and Scottish Bhaltair name popularity, the Scottish Bhàtair definition, the Russian Dima definition, the Russian Dimka pronounciation, the Spanish nicknames for Galtero, the French what does the name Gauther mean, the French Gauthier meaning and origin, the French name Gautier, the Spanish nicknames for Gualberto, the Spanish Gualterio meaning of name, the Italian and Spanish baby name Gualtiero, the Spanish Gutierre meaning and origin, the Welsh Gwallter definition, the Czech nicknames for Ladislav, the Polish nicknames for Landislaus, the Irish name Quaid, the Irish name Uaid meaning, the Irish name Ualtar, the Lithuanian baby name Vacys, the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Scandinavian Valter meaning, the Latvian nicknames for Valters, the Czech Valtr meaning of name, the Finnish nicknames for Valtteri, the Lithuanian Vanda pronounciation, the Lithuanian Vandele meaning, the Russian Vladimir name popularity, the Czech Vladko name variations, the Russian short names for Volya, the Russian Vova name variations, the Russian Vovka name popularity, the Lithuanian Waldemar meaning and origin, the German name Walli origin, the German Walther name, the French what does the name Waltier mean, the German nicknames for Waltili, the Czech Waltr name, the Spanish Waterio meaning of name, the Dutch and German Wolter meaning and origin, the Frisian Wout name variations, and the Dutch Wouter meaning and origin. The contracted form name Weit origin (Dutch) is another foreign variant. Walter is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1901 with 1.487% of baby boys being named Walter. It ranked at #12 then. The baby name has since steeply slipped in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent times. In 2010, its usage was only 0.038% and its ranking #372, however it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. The name Walter has been mostly given to baby boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1939, the name Walter was given to 144 times more baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Walter:

  • Actor Walter Koenig, born 14 September 1936, Chicago, Illinois
  • Actor Walter Matthau, born 1 October 1920 - 1 July 2000, New York, New York
  • Actor Stacy Keach, born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr, 2 June 1941, Savannah, Georgia
  • Author Sir Walter Scott, born 15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Columnist Walter Mossberg, born Walter Stephen Mossberg, 27 March 1947, Providence, Rhode Island
  • Explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, born 1552 - 29 October 1618, Devonshire, England
  • Fictional Ninny Walter Mitty, born 1939
  • Filmmaker Walter Murch, born 1943, New York, New York
  • Politician Walter "Fritz" Mondale, born Walter Frederick Mondale, 5 January 1928, Ceylon, Minnesota
  • TV Newscaster Walter Cronkite, born Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr., 4 November 1916, St
  • Joseph, Missouri.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Walter:

the name name Walder meaning, the name name Waltar, the German Walther meaning, the name name Waltor meaning, the English name Wilder, the Dutch and German Wolter meaning, the name what does the name Woulter mean, the name name Wylder, the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Scandinavian Valter meaning of name, the English short names for Voltaire, the name name Walthar, the French short names for Waltier, the Czech short names for Waltr, the Czech Valtr meaning, and the Finnish name Valtteri origin.

The baby name Walter fun facts:

The name Walter in reverse order is "Retlaw".

The numerological value of the name Walter is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Walter?

Walter is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.04%
20110.04%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames