Walter

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Pronounced： [ WAWL-tər (English), VAHL-ter (German, Polish, Italian) ]
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Usage：English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic

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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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Waldhar, Walter, Walther

CROATIAN: Valter

DANISH: Valter, Walter

DUTCH: Wolter, Wouter

ENGLISH: Walter

ESTONIAN: Valter

FINNISH: Valtteri

FRENCH: Gaultier, Gauthier, Gautier

GERMAN: Walter, Walther

ITALIAN: Gualtiero, Valter, Walter