"Walter" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɔltɚ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒltə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɔːltə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɑltɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Walter.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔːltə(ɹ) Etymology: 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-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, from *waldą (“ruler”) + *harjaz (“army, host”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”) + *ker- (“army”). Related to Old English Waldhere. Compare herald and Harold, which have these elements reversed. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ker-|*h₂welh₁-|id2=rule}}, {{der|en|gem}} Germanic, {{inh|en|enm|Walter}} Middle English Walter, {{der|en|fro-nor|Waltier}} Old Northern French Waltier, {{der|en|frk|*Waltheri}} Frankish *Waltheri, {{cog|goh|Waltheri}} Old High German Waltheri, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*Waldaharjaz}} Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, {{com|gem-pro|*waldą|*harjaz|nocat=1|t1=ruler|t2=army, host}} *waldą (“ruler”) + *harjaz (“army, host”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-||be strong}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”), {{m|ine-pro|*ker-||army}} *ker- (“army”), {{cog|ang|Waldhere}} Old English Waldhere, {{m|en|herald}} herald, {{m|en|Harold}} Harold Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Walter
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Վալտեր (Valter) (Armenian), ওয়াল্টার (ōẇalṭar) (Bengali), Gualter (Catalan), 華特 (Chinese Cantonese), 华特 (waa⁴ dat⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 沃爾特 (Chinese Mandarin), 沃尔特 (Wò'ěrtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Valtr [masculine] (Czech), Wouter [masculine] (Dutch), Valtero (Esperanto), Valter (Estonian), Valtteri (Finnish), Gautier [masculine] (French), Guterre (Galician), ვალტერი (valṭeri) (Georgian), უოლტერი (uolṭeri) (Georgian), Walter [masculine] (German), Walther [masculine] (German), Γουώλτερ (Gouólter) (Greek), Γουόλτερ (Gouólter) [transliteration] (Greek), वालटर (vālṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), वॉल्टर (vŏlṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), Valter (Hungarian), Valtýr [masculine] (Icelandic), Valter [masculine] (Icelandic), Ualtar [masculine] (Irish), Gualtiero [masculine] (Italian), ウォルター (Worutā) (Japanese), 월터 (Wolteo) (Korean), Gualterius (Latin), Valters [masculine] (Latvian), Valteris [masculine] (Lithuanian), Wöltje (Low German), Wāta (Maori), Walter [masculine] (Polish), Válter [masculine] (Portuguese), Guálter [masculine] (Portuguese), Gualtério [masculine] (Portuguese), Ва́льтер (Válʹtɛr) (english: traditional or from German) [masculine] (Russian), Уо́лтер (Uóltɛr) (note: from English) [masculine, modern] (Russian), Bhaltair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Bhàtar [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Валтер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Valter [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Guarteri [masculine] (Sicilian), Varteri [masculine] (Sicilian), Valter [masculine] (Slovene), Gualterio [masculine] (Spanish), Valter (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Walter-en-name-esvibhbL Disambiguation of 'male given name': 85 6 5 4
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Walter-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. Categories (place): Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Related terms (pet forms): Wally
    Sense id: en-Walter-en-name-cOUG6jGb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 75 13 Disambiguation of 'pet forms': 12 3 71 14
  4. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Walter-en-name-FGr-HWKv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Walterboro

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Fitzwater"
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      "_dis1": "25 16 30 29",
      "word": "Gwatkin"
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      "_dis1": "25 16 30 29",
      "word": "Waters"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 16 30 29",
      "word": "Waterson"
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      "_dis1": "25 16 30 29",
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      "_dis1": "25 16 30 29",
      "word": "Watkins"
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          "ref": "1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, page 13",
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          "word": "Վալտեր"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "valṭeri",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ვალტერი"
        },
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uolṭeri",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "უოლტერი"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vālṭar",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "वालटर"
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vŏlṭar",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "Valter"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Valtýr"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Valter"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ualtar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Gualtiero"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Worutā",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ウォルター"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Wolteo",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "월터"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gualterius"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Valters"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Valteris"
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          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Wöltje"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Wāta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Walter"
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          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          ],
          "word": "Válter"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Guálter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 6 5 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Gualtério"
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          "code": "ru",
          "english": "traditional or from German",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Válʹtɛr",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "Uóltɛr",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "word": "Bhaltair"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "Gualterio"
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  "word": "Walter"
}

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