Type Word & Element Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureswalaz(Old Germanic) Given Name DescendantsWaltheof(Anglo-Saxon) Waldo(English) Valdís(Icelandic) Valdís, Valþjófr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantWaldo(English) Place Name DescendantsValhal, Valhall, Valhalla, Valhǫll(Norse Mythology)