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Walter
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Germanic
A Germanic name, from Middle English Walter, from Old Northern French Waltier, from Frankish *Waltheri (compare Old High German Waltheri, which see for more details), from Proto-West Germanic *Waldahari, from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, from *waldą (“ruler”) + *harjaz (“army, host”). Related to Old English Waldhere. Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Walter
Rank #651
Frequency
47,615 people (17.65 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 90.17% Hispanic 1.62% Black 5.96% Asian/PI 0.61% Native Am. 0.42% Two+ 1.22%
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