Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɑt.kɪnz/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, which was a diminutive of the name Walter. Related NamesDetails VariantsWalter, Walters, Walterson, Waters, Watson, Watt, WattsOther Languages & CulturesWouters, Wauters, Wolters(Dutch) Gauthier, Gautier(French) Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter(German) Watson(Scottish) Gutiérrez, Gutierrez(Spanish) Waltersson(Swedish) Categories bluegrass musicians, flugelhornists, isograms, Spy x Family, The Dukes of Hazzard characters