70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and walt "power, authority". This name was borne by the first Duke of Spoleto, a 6th-century Lombard. Categories leadership, nobles, power, strength, travel Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 498.
