Walter

  • Boy
  • 6 letters
German Rules the people; powerful ruler.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to sir Walter Blunt. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Walter Whitmore. 'King Richard III' Sir Walter Herbert.
Teutonic Strong fighter.
Famous bearer explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and U.S. actor Walter Matthau.

Walter is a boy’s name of German, Literary and Teutonic origin. Meaning in German: Rules the people; powerful ruler. A literary name from Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part 1, where it belongs to sir Walter Blunt. ‘Henry VI, Part 2’ Walter Whitmore. ‘King Richard III’ Sir Walter Herbert. Meaning in Teutonic: Strong fighter. Famous bearer: explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) and U.S. actor Walter Matthau. The name has 6 letters.

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