Name Element WALT

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "power, authority".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesweald(Anglo-Saxon) wald(Frankish) waldą(Old Germanic) wald(Old Saxon)
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)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry walt, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022