Walter
E32053
Walter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walt | 3 |
| Wally | 2 |
| Josh Hutcherson as Walter | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| cognate |
Geoffrey
ⓘ
surface form:
Gualter
Gualterio ⓘ Gualtiero ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old High German name Walthari ⓘ |
| etymologicalComponent |
hari (army, warrior)
ⓘ
wald (rule, power) ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | formed from elements meaning rule and army in Old High German ⓘ |
| frequencyTrend | declined in late 20th century in the United States ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Valter
ⓘ
Walther ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Walter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wally
Walter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Walt
|
| hasNotableBearer |
Walter Cronkite
ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
Walter White (fictional character) ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Old High German ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ Scandinavian languages ⓘ |
| meaning |
commander of the army
ⓘ
ruler of the army ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Germanic masculine given names ⓘ given names derived from Germanic languages ⓘ |
| nameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| popularInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortForm |
Walter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wally
Walter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Walt
|
| usedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| variantForm |
Gauthier
ⓘ
Théophile Gautier ⓘ
surface form:
Gautier
Valter ⓘ Walther ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.