Walter
\wal.tɛʁ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of German origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Pronunciation | \wal.tɛʁ\ |
| Also spelled | Walther |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Italy
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Norway
In literature
« Il se dessina fantastiquement non pas le nommé Rifoël, mais un chevalier du Vissard, une jeune homme quasi semblable au Fergus de Walter Scott, enfin le jacobite français. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).