The first name Walter

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About the first name Walter

Meaning

The name Walter traditionally means “ruler of the army” or “powerful in the army”.

Historical origin

The name Walter comes from Germanic Waldhari, formed from wald “to rule” and hari “army”.

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In Quebec, Walter appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:walterwɑltɚ

Frequency of the first name Walter by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Walter by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name WalterLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Walter in baptisms by year.201510501820185218841916194819801820–1824 1 baptisms1830–1834 5 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1845–1849 5 baptisms1850–1854 6 baptisms1855–1859 9 baptisms1860–1864 5 baptisms1865–1869 9 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 11 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 16 baptisms1895–1899 9 baptisms1900–1904 5 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 5 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms

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