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Meaning & History
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.
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VariantsValter(Swedish) Valter(Norwegian) Valter(Danish) Gualtiero, Valter(Italian) Waldhar, Walther(Ancient Germanic)
Other Languages & CulturesValter(Croatian) Wouter, Wolter, Wout(Dutch) Valter(Estonian) Valtteri(Finnish) Gauthier, Gautier, Gaultier(French) Wate, Watse(Frisian) Guálter, Valter(Portuguese) Bhaltair, Bhàtair(Scottish) Valter(Slovene) Gutierre, Gualterio, Wálter(Spanish) Gwallter(Welsh)
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Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (1822)Sources & References
- Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 1507
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