Walter (name)
| Pronunciation | val-ter (Walter, German)
valt-her (Walther, German) walt-er (Walter, English) |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | Army ruler, powerful ruler |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Wally, Walt |
| Related names | Walther, Valter, Valtyr, Wouter, Gauthier, Gualtiero, Gutierre, Gualter, Guterres, Gutiérrez, Valteri, Valtteri, Valters |
Walter is a German and English masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements meaning "power" or "ruler", and "army".