Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "ruler" or "power, authority".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesweald(Anglo-Saxon) waldą, waldaz(Old Germanic) walt(Old High German) valdr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsWealdhere, Wealdmær(Anglo-Saxon) Arnau(Catalan) Valter(Croatian) Valborg, Walter(Danish) Arnold, Arnoud, Arnout, Ewald, Ewoud, Ewout, Gerald, Reinoud, Reinout, Ronald, Wouter, Arend, Gerolt, Wolter(Dutch) Arnold, Garret, Garrett, Gerald, Geraldine, Jarrett, Jerald, Jerold, Jerrold, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Walter, Ronnette(English) Valter(Estonian) Aarre, Reino, Valpuri, Valtteri(Finnish) Arnaud, Gauthier, Gautier, Gérald, Géraldine, Géraud, Renaud, Arnaude, Gaubert, Gaultier, Reynaud(French) Arnold, Ewald, Gerald, Gerold, Reinhold, Ronald, Walburga, Waldemar, Walpurga, Walter, Walther, Waltraud, Waltraut, Arend, Gerhold(German) Arnoald, Arnold, Ewald, Geroald, Gerold, Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold, Waldebert, Waldeburg, Waldemar, Waldetrudis, Waldhar, Waldo, Waldomar, Walter, Walther, Waltheri(Germanic) Gearóid, Raghnall, Gearalt(Irish) Arnaldo, Gualtiero, Rinaldo, Arnoldo, Giraldo, Gualberto, Valter, Walter(Italian) Arnolds, Ēvalds(Latvian) Arnoldas(Lithuanian) Ragnall(Medieval Irish) Arild, Ragnvald, Valborg, Walter, Arnt(Norwegian) Raginawaldaz, Waldaharjaz(Old Germanic) Ragnvaldr(Old Norse) Arnold, Waldemar, Walter(Polish) Arnaldo, Geraldo, Guálter, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo, Gualberto, Wálter(Portuguese) Válter(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ranald, Ronald, Ronalda(Scottish) Bhaltair, Bhàtair, Raghnall(Scottish Gaelic) Valter(Slovene) Geraldo, Gutierre, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Gualterio, Wálter(Spanish) Gualberto(Spanish (Latin American)) Ragnvald, Valborg, Valter, Walter(Swedish) Gerallt, Gwallter, Rheinallt(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsArendse(Afrikaans) Wouters, Aarens, Aarse, Aartsen, Aerssens, Arends, Arendsen, Arents, Arentz, Arntz, Arntzen, Arntzenius, Wauters, Wolters(Dutch) Arnold, Garret, Garrett, Garrod, Jarrett, Rennell, Rennold, Rennoll, Reynell, Reynolds, Walter, Walters, Walterson, Waters(English) Arnaud, Gauthier, Gautier, Giraud, Renaud, Renault, Joubert(French) Aartsma(Frisian) Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter(German) Fitzgerald, McReynolds(Irish) Rinaldi(Italian) McReynolds(Scottish) Gutiérrez, Gutierrez(Spanish) Ragnvaldsson, Waltersson(Swedish)
Same Spellingwald 1
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry *wald, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
