Walter

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Walter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Walter canonical 331
Walt 7
Wally 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
cognate Gualter
linked to: Geoffrey

Gualterio
Gualtiero
derivedFrom Old High German name Walthari
etymologicalComponent hari (army, warrior)
wald (rule, power)
etymologyNote formed from elements meaning rule and army in Old High German
frequencyTrend declined in late 20th century in the United States
gender masculine
hasAlternativeSpelling Valter
Walther
hasDiminutive Wally
linked to: Walter

Walt
linked to: Walter
hasNotableBearer Walter Cronkite
Walter Scott
linked to: Sir Walter Scott

Walter White (fictional character)
hasOrigin Germanic languages
Old High German
languageOfUse Dutch
English
German
Scandinavian languages
meaning commander of the army
ruler of the army
nameCategory English masculine given names
Germanic masculine given names
given names derived from Germanic languages
nameDay varies by country
popularInCentury 19th century
20th century
script Latin alphabet
shortForm Wally
linked to: Walter

Walt
linked to: Walter
usedIn Australia
Canada
English-speaking countries
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
variantForm Gauthier
Gautier
linked to: Théophile Gautier

Valter
Walther

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (342)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walter Chrysler givenName Walter
Walt Disney givenName Walter
Zathura: A Space Adventure characterPortrayed Josh Hutcherson as Walter
linked to: Walter
Walter Gropius givenName Walter
Walter Model givenName Walter
Walter Brattain givenName Walter
Walter Annenberg givenName Walter
Walter A. Brown givenName Walter
Walter Mondale givenName Walter
Walt Frazier givenName Walter
Walter Lippmann givenName Walter
Walter Gilbert givenName Walter
Walt Whitman givenName Walter
Walter Benjamin givenName Walter
Walter shortForm Walt
linked to: Walter
Walter shortForm Wally
linked to: Walter
Walter hasDiminutive Walt
linked to: Walter
Walter hasDiminutive Wally
linked to: Walter
Walter Reuther givenName Walter
Walter Krueger givenName Walter
Ray Allen givenName Walter
Walter Alston givenName Walter
Sir Walter Scott givenName Walter
Walter Zinn givenName Walter
Walter Murch givenName Walter
Conrad Veidt givenName Walter
Walt Bellamy givenName Walter
W. Craig Jelinek givenName Walter
Zorgons targetOfAttacks Walter
Wally Lewis givenName Walter
Walt Wolfram givenName Walt
linked to: Walter
Walter Salles givenName Walter
Walter Crane givenName Walter
Danny sibling Walter
Walter Bedell Smith givenName Walter
subject linked to: Bedell
Walter Eucken givenName Walter
Walter Schwimmer givenName Walter
Walter Brennan givenName Walter