Name Element WALD 2

Meaning & History

Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "ruler" or "power, authority".

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Other Languages & Culturesweald(Anglo-Saxon) waldą, waldaz(Old Germanic) walt(Old High German) valdr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsWealdhere, Wealdmær(Anglo-Saxon) Renaud, Rinaldo(Carolingian Cycle) Arnau(Catalan) Valter(Croatian) Valborg, Valdemar, 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, Valdemar, 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, Valters, Voldemārs(Latvian) Arnoldas, Valdemaras, Voldemaras(Lithuanian) Ragnall(Medieval Irish) Arild, Ragnvald, Valborg, Walter, Arnt(Norwegian) Raginawaldaz, Waldaharjaz(Old Germanic) Ragnvaldr, Valdimárr(Old Norse) Arnold, Waldemar, Walter(Polish) Arnaldo, Evaldo, Geraldo, Guálter, Reginaldo, 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, Valdemar, Valter, Walter(Swedish) Gerallt, Gwallter, Rheinallt(Welsh)
Same Spellingwald 1

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry *wald, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022