Meaning & History
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: valdr (Ancient Scandinavian), weald (Anglo-Saxon) GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Ansovald, Arnold, Berhtoald, Chariovalda, Ewald, Farvald, Fridwald, Gerold, Grimwald, Hariwald, Helmold, Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold, Sigivald, Waldeburg, Waldedrudis, Waldhar, Waldo, Waldobert, Waldomar, Walter, Walther, Widald, Witold (Ancient Germanic), Ásvaldr, Haraldr, Ragnvaldr (Ancient Scandinavian), Hereweald, Oswald, Wealdmær (Anglo-Saxon), Arnau (Catalan), Valter (Croatian), Bertil, Harald, Osvald, Ragnvald, Valter, Walter (Danish), Arnold, Arnoud, Arnout, Ewald, Ewoud, Ewout, Gerolt, Reinoud, Reinout, Wouter, Arend, Wolter (Dutch), Arnold, Garret, Garrett, Gerald, Geraldine, Harold, Jarrett, Jerald, Jerold, Jerrold, Oswald, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Velda, Waldo, Walter, Ronnette (English), Valter (Estonian), Reino, Valpuri, Valtteri (Finnish), Arnaud, Gauthier, Gautier, Gérald, Géraldine, Géraud, Renaud, Arnaude, Gaubert, Gaultier, Reynaud (French), Arnold, Berthold, Ewald, Gerald, Gerold, Harald, Oswald, Reinhold, Walburga, Waldemar, Waldo, Walter, Walther, Waltraud, Waltraut, Witold, Arend, Friedhold, Gerhold (German), Haraldur (Icelandic), Gearalt, Gearóid, Raghnall (Irish), Ansaldo, Arnaldo, Aroldo, Bertoldo, Giraldo, Gualberto, Gualtiero, Osvaldo, Rinaldo, Grimaldo, Valter, Walter (Italian), Arnolds, Valda, Voldemārs (Latvian), Arnoldas, Valdemaras, Voldemaras (Lithuanian), Bertil, Harald, Osvald, Ragnvald, Valter, Walter, Arnt (Norwegian), Waldemar, Walter, Witołd, Witold (Polish), Geraldo, Gualberto, Guálter, Haroldo, Osvaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo, Valter (Portuguese), Bhaltair, Bhàtair, Raghnall, Ranald, Ronald, Ronalda (Scottish), Ožbalt, Ožbej, Valter (Slovene), Geraldo, Gutierre, Haroldo, Osvaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Grimaldo, Gualterio (Spanish), Bertil, Harald, Osvald, Ragnvald, Valter, Walter (Swedish), Gerallt, Gwallter, Rheinallt (Welsh) SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Arendse (Afrikaans), Wouters, Aarens, Aarse, Aartsen, Aerssens, Arends, Arendsen, Arents, Arentz, Arntz, Arntzen, Arntzenius, Wauters, Wolters (Dutch), Arnold, Garret, Garrett, Garrod, Harrell, Harrelson, Jarrett, Rennell, Rennold, Rennoll, Reynell, Reynolds, Walter, Walters, Walterson, Waters (English), Gauthier, Renaud (French), Aartsma (Frisian), Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter (German), Fitzgerald, McReynolds (Irish), Airaldi, Ansaldi, Faraldo, Rinaldi, Grimaldi (Italian), Haraldsen (Norwegian), McReynolds (Scottish), Gutiérrez, Gutierrez (Spanish), Haraldsson, Haroldson, Ragnvaldsson, Waltersson (Swedish)
Entry added January 10, 2017