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Updated February 1, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Powerful warrior, army ruler
  • Old English : Dweller by the wall

Boy name variations

Walter

Walter

0 % this year
Masculine
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Wally

Wally

+ 67% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Walther

Walther

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Watson

Watson

- 24% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Watkins

Watkins

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Gautier

Gautier

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Gauthier

Gauthier

0 % this year
Masculine
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Ualtar

Ualtar

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Walton

Walton

- 12% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Walten

Walten

0 % this year
Masculine
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Waltin

Waltin

0 % this year
Masculine
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How Popular Is The Name Walt

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant of German Waldt, a topographic name from Middle High German walt ‘forest’.
  • German : short form of Walther.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Wald.

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