Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɑts/(American English) /ˈwɒts/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter. Related NamesDetails RootWat (given name)VariantsWalter, Walters, Walterson, Waters, Watkins, Watson, WattOther Languages & CulturesWouters, Wauters, Wolters(Dutch) Gauthier, Gautier(French) Walter, Walther, Welter, Wolter(German) Watson(Scottish) Gutiérrez, Gutierrez(Spanish) Waltersson(Swedish) Categories drummers, illustrators, Pink Floyd characters