Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "power, authority".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsHereweald, Osweald, Wealdhere, Wealdmær(Anglo-Saxon) Arnau(Catalan) Valter(Croatian) Bertil, Harald, Osvald, Valborg, Walter(Danish) Arnold, Arnoud, Arnout, Ewald, Ewoud, Ewout, Gerald, Reinoud, Reinout, Ronald, Wouter, Arend, Gerolt, Wolter(Dutch) Arnold, Garret, Garrett, Gerald, Geraldine, Harold, Jarrett, Jerald, Jerold, Jerrold, Oswald, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Velda, Walter, Ronnette(English) Valter(Estonian) Aarre, Reino, Valpuri, Valtteri(Finnish) Arnaud, Gauthier, Gautier, Gérald, Géraldine, Géraud, Renaud, Romuald, Arnaude, Gaubert, Gaultier, Reynaud(French) Arnold, Berthold, Ewald, Gerald, Gerold, Harald, Oswald, Reinhold, Ronald, Walburga, Waldemar, Walpurga, Walter, Walther, Waltraud, Waltraut, Arend, Friedhold, Gerhold(German) Ansoald, Arnoald, Arnold, Berhtoald, Ewald, Faroald, Fridwald, Geroald, Gerold, Grimwald, Hariwald, Helmold, Managold, Manegold, Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold, Romuald, Sigiwald, Waldebert, Waldeburg, Waldemar, Waldetrudis, Waldhar, Waldo, Waldomar, Walter, Walther, Waltheri, Widald, Witold(Germanic) Haraldur(Icelandic) Gearóid, Raghnall, Gearalt(Irish) Arnaldo, Aroldo, Eraldo, Gualtiero, Osvaldo, Rinaldo, Romualdo, Ansaldo, Arnoldo, Bertoldo, Giraldo, Grimaldo, Gualberto, Valter, Walter(Italian) Arnolds, Ēvalds, Romualds(Latvian) Arnoldas, Romualda, Romualdas(Lithuanian) Arioald(Lombardic) Ragnall(Medieval Irish) Arild, Harald, Osvald, Ragnvald, Valborg, Walter, Arnt(Norwegian) Ansuwaldaz, Chariovalda, Harjawaldaz, Raginawaldaz, Waldaharjaz(Old Germanic) Ásvaldr, Haraldr, Ragnvaldr(Old Norse) Arnold, Romuald, Romualda, Waldemar, Walter, Witołd, Witold(Polish) Arnaldo, Geraldo, Guálter, Haroldo, Osvaldo, Oswaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Romualdo, Ronaldo, Gualberto, Wálter(Portuguese) Válter(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Vitold(Russian) Ranald, Ronald, Ronalda(Scottish) Bhaltair, Bhàtair, Raghnall(Scottish Gaelic) Valter, Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Geraldo, Gutierre, Haroldo, Osvaldo, Oswaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Romualdo, Grimaldo, Gualterio, Wálter(Spanish) Gualberto(Spanish (Latin American)) Bertil, Harald, Osvald, Ragnvald, Valborg, Valter, Walter(Swedish) Vitold(Ukrainian) 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, Harrell, Harrelson, Jarrett, Rennell, Rennold, Rennoll, Reynell, Reynolds, Walter, Walters, Walterson, Waters(English) Arnaud, Gauthier, Gautier, Giraud, Renaud, Renault, Joubert(French) Aartsma(Frisian) Mangold, Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter(German) Fitzgerald, McReynolds(Irish) Airaldi, Faraldo, Rinaldi, Ansaldi, Grimaldi(Italian) Haraldsen(Norwegian) McReynolds(Scottish) Gutiérrez, Gutierrez(Spanish) Haraldsson, Haroldson, Ragnvaldsson, Waltersson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry walt, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
