Walter (first name)

Walter is a male given name , a form of Walther shortened by the "h" . The family name Walter is derived from this first name .

Origin and meaning

The name Walter , like Harald , of the same meaning , is made up of the word stems walt ( Old High German : waltan , 'rule') and Heer (Old High German: heri , Combat Association).

distribution

The name Walter was one of the ten most frequently given first names for boys in Germany from the mid-1890s to the mid-1920s, and in the first years of the 20th century it was often number one in the frequency statistics. Its popularity gradually declined in the 1930s and 1940s, and then sharply decreased from the mid-1950s. Today hardly any children are called Walter.

variants

• Danish: Valder, Valter, Valther, Walder, Walther
• German: Walther, Wolter
  • Old High German: Walthari, Waltheri
  • Low German: Wolter
  • Bavarian: Woidda
  • Swiss German: Walti, Wale, Wali, Walo, Wädi, Wädu
• English: Walt, Walter
• Estonian: Valter
• Finnish: Valter, Valtteri
• French: Gauthier , Gautier , Gaucher
• Italian: Gualtiero, Walter, Valter, Valtiero
• Latin: Gualterius, Gualtherus
• Latvian: Valters
• Dutch: Wout, Wouter
• Norwegian: Valtar, Valtare, Valter
• Polish: Walter
• Portuguese: Guálter, Gualtério, Valter
• Romansh: Valtier
• Russian: Valter
• Swedish: Valle, Valter, Volter
• Spanish: Gutierre, Gualtierre, Galtero
• Hungarian: Valter, Valti, Valtika, Valkó
• ?: Waldo

Name days

• Valter:

• January 29 ( Finland , Sweden )
• August 17 (Sweden)
• October 12 ( Norway )

• Valtteri: January 29 (Finland)
• Volter: January 29 (Finland, Sweden)
• Walter:

• January 22nd after Walter von Bierbeek (Austria)
• March 23 or April 8 after Walter von Rebais , also called Walter von Pontoise ( Germany , Hungary )
• May 17 after Walter von Mondsee (Germany, Austria)
• July 16 (Hungary)
• November 16 after Walt (g) er von Dornberg, also called Walter von Sachsen
• November 29 after Walterich von Murrhardt (Austria)
• December 10 (Switzerland)

Name bearer

Single name

• Waltger (Wolderus, or Walter; † 825), founded the later Imperial Abbey of Herford around 789; Saint
• Walter I. († after 992), Count of Vexin, Amiens and Valois
• Walter II († after 1017), Count of Vexin, Amiens and Valois
• Walter III. (around 1031-1063), Earl of Vexin, Amiens, Mantes and Maine
• Walter von Speyer († 1027), Bishop of Speyer
• Walter von Pontoise (also Walter von Rebais; around 1030-1099), Benedictine monk and saint
• Walter von Mortagne (before 1100 - 1174), theologian, philosopher and bishop
• Walter I. Brisebarre († around 1135), Lord of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Walter II Brisebarre († after May 1169), Lord of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Walter III. Brisebarre († 1179)
• Walter von Saint-Omer (around 1110 - 1178), Flemish crusader, Prince of Galilee
• Walter I. Garnier (around 1110 - 1154), Lord of Caesarea
• Walter II. Garnier († 1189/91), Lord of Caesarea
• Walter († 1169), Bishop of Breslau
• Walter of Palermo († after June 1190), Archbishop of Palermo
• Walter II of Avesnes (around 1170 - 1245/46), Lord of Avesnes, Leuze, Condé and Guise
• Walter II of Châtillon († 1148), lord of Châtillon, Crécy, Troissy and Montjay
• Walter of St. Abraham ( Walter Mohammed; † around 1118), Lord of St. Abraham in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• Walter III. (Brienne) († 1205)
• Walter III. of Châtillon († 1219)
• Walter von Pagliara (also Walter von Palearia; † 1230?), Bishop, chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily

First name

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Walter Arendt (1925–2005), German trade unionist and politician, Federal Minister

B.

• Walter Barnes (1918–1998), American actor and professional football player
• Walter Becker (1950–2017), American musician
• Walter Benjamin (1892–1940), German philosopher
• Walter Berry (1929–2000), Austrian chamber singer
• Walter Bonatti (1930–2011), Italian alpinist and author
• Walter Boveri (1865–1924), Swiss-German industrialist and co-founder of the electrical engineering company BBC
• Walter Brack (1880–1919), German swimmer
• Walter Bruch (1908–1990), German electrical engineer and television pioneer (PAL color television system)
• Walter Buser (1926–2019), Swiss Federal Chancellor and legal scholar

C.

• Walter Percy Chrysler (1875–1940), American automobile pioneer and founder of the Chrysler Corporation
• Walter Cramer (1886–1944), German textile entrepreneur and resistance fighter against National Socialism

D.

• Walter Damrosch (1862–1950), American conductor and composer of German origin
• Walter Döring (* 1954), German politician (FDP)

E.

• Walter Eschweiler (* 1935), German soccer referee
• Walter Eucken (1891–1950), German economist

F.

• Walter Freiwald (1954–2019), German moderator
• Walter Frentz (1907–2004), German cameraman, filmmaker, photographer, lecture traveler and kayak pioneer
• Walter Fritzsch (1920–1997), German soccer player and coach
• Walter Frosch (1950–2013), German soccer player
• Walter Fuchs (* 1935), German radio presenter and book author
• Walter Fuller (1910–2003), American jazz trumpeter and singer
• Walter Furtwängler (1887–1967), German mountaineer

G

• Walter Gargano (* 1984), Uruguayan football player
• Walter Gieseking (1895–1956), German pianist
• Walter Giller (1927–2011), German actor
• Walter Gillik (* 1938), German bobsleigh driver
• Walter Glaß (1905–1981), German Nordic combined athlete
• Walter de Gray († 1255), English prelate and statesman
• Walter Gropius (1883–1969), German architect

H

• Walter Haefner (1910–2012), Swiss entrepreneur
• Walter Hallstein (1901–1982), German lawyer, university professor and politician (CDU), first chairman of the EEC commission
• Walter Hamelehle (1912–1946), German motorcycle racing driver
• Walter Handley (1902-1941), British motorcycle and automobile racer, see Wal Handley
• Walter Rudolf Hess (1881–1973), Swiss physiologist and Nobel Prize winner in medicine
• Walter Hirche (* 1941), German politician (FDP)
• Walter Homolka (* 1964), German rabbi and university professor

J

• Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher
• Walter Jens (1923–2013), German classical philologist and writer
• Walter Jokisch (1914–1984), German actor

K

• Walter Kasper (* 1933), German theologian and cardinal to the Curia
• Walter Kempowski (1929–2007), German writer
• Walter Kohl (* 1963), German entrepreneur
• Walter Kollo (1878–1940), German composer
• Walter Konrad (1935–2019), German media manager and politician
• Walter Krämer (* 1948), German economist
• Walter Kremershof (1922–1997), German ice hockey player
• Walter Kreye (* 1942), German actor

L.

• Walter Legge (1906–1979), British classical music producer and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra
• Walter Leistikow (1865–1908), German painter and graphic artist of German impressionism
• Walter Lübcke (1953-2019), German politician (CDU)
• Walter von Lucadou (* 1945), German psychologist and physicist

M.

• Walter Matthau (1920–2000), American film actor
• Walter Mixa (* 1941), German military bishop and bishop of Augsburg
• Walter Model (1891–1945), German army officer
• Walter Moers (* 1957), German comic artist, illustrator and author
• Walter Momper (* 1945), German politician (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin
• Walter Mondale (* 1928), American politician
• Walter Müller (1911–1969), Austrian actor
• Walter Müller-Wulckow (1886–1964), German art historian and publicist
• Walter Andreas Müller (* 1945), Swiss actor

N

• Walter Newman (1916–1993), American screenwriter
• Walter Novellino (* 1953), Italian football player and coach
• Walter Nowotny (1920–1944), Austrian-German fighter pilot

O

• Walter Oberste (* 1933), German sprinter
• Walter Oehmichen (1901–1977), German actor and director; Founder of the "Augsburger Puppenkiste"
• Walter Oesau (1913–1944), German air force officer
• Walter Ohm (1915–1997), German radio play and theater director
• Walter Ophey (1882–1930), German painter and graphic artist

P

• Walter Payton (1954–1999) American football player
• Walter Plathe (* 1950), German actor
• Walter Pradt (1949–2014), German soccer player

Q

• Walter Queißner (1921–1997), German long-distance runner and sports official

R.

• Walter Reichert (1933–1999), German motorcycle racer
• Walter Renneisen (* 1940), German actor
• Walter Reppe (1892–1969), German chemist
• Walter Riester (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
• Walter Röhrl (* 1947), German racing car driver
• Walter Roderer (1920–2012), Swiss actor
• Walter Rosenthal (* 1954), German doctor and pharmacologist
• Walter Rosenwald (1924–2012), German ministerial official, military historian and religious scholar
• Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868–1937), British banker and zoologist

S.

• Walter Sax (1912–1993), German legal scholar
• Walter E. Schaap (1917–2005), American author and translator
• Walter Scheel (1919–2016), German politician (FDP), Federal President 1974 to 1979
• Walter Scherau (1903–1962), German actor
• Walter Schmidinger (1933–2013), Austrian actor
• Walter Schmidt (* 1937), German soccer player
• Walter Scholz (* 1938), German trumpeter
• Walter Schönrock (1912–1996), German long-distance runner
• Walter Schottky (1886–1976), German physicist and electrical engineer
• Walter Schultheiß (* 1924), German actor, author and painter
• Walter Sedlmayr (1926–1990), German folk actor
• Walter Siegenthaler (1923–2010), Swiss physician
• Walter Sittler (* 1952), German actor
• Walter Slezak (1902–1983), Austrian-American actor
• Walter Smith (1895–1977), American musician
• Walter Sondermann (1899–1973), German politician (SPD)
• Walter Spahrbier (1905–1982), one of the most famous extras in German television history as a lucky postman
• Walter Staudinger (* 1942), German entrepreneur in the red light and arcade area
• Walter Süskind (1906–1945), German merchant and rescuer of the Jews, "Oskar Schindler of the Netherlands"
• Walter Susskind (1913–1980), English conductor of Czech origin
• Walter Szot (1920–1981), American football player, see Walt Szot

T

• Walter Thielsch (1950–2011), German graphic designer, musician, singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and photographer
• Walter Thurnherr (* 1963), Swiss diplomat and senior civil servant (CVP); Chancellor of Switzerland since 2016
• Walter Trout (* 1951), American composer, guitarist and singer
• Walter Tyler († 1381), English peasant leader, see Wat Tyler

U

• Walter Ulbrich (1910–1991), German television and film producer
• Walter Ulbricht (1893–1973), German politician, Chairman of the State Council of the GDR 1960–73
• Walter Unterweger (* 1976), Austrian doctor; Participant in the second German Big Brother season

V

• Walter Veith (* 1949), South African zoologist, creationist and Adventist
• Walter Vogel (* 1967), Austrian theologian, educator and author

W.

• Walter Wallmann (1932-2013), German politician (CDU)
• Walter Westrupp (* 1946), concrete worker, computer graphic artist and cabaret musician
• Walter Witzel (* 1949), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)

Z

• Walter Zeller (1927–1995), German motorcycle racing driver
• Walter Zenga (* 1960), Italian soccer player and coach

Short form "Walt"

• Walt Disney (1901–1966), American film producer
• Walt Frazier (* 1945), American basketball player
• Walt Garrison (born 1944), American football player
• Walt Kiesling (1903–1962), American football player and coach
• Walt Martin (1945–2014), American sound engineer
• Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet
• Walt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003), American economist, economic historian and national security advisor

See also

Wiktionary: Walter  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics on "Popular first names"
2. ^ Walter von Bierbeek on heiligenlexikon.de.
3. ↑ Walter von Mondsee on heiligenlexikon.de.
4. ↑ Waltger von Dornberg on heiligenlexikon.de.
5. ^ Walterich von Murrhardt on heiligenlexikon.de.