Walter

Gender:boy

Meaning:army ruler

Origin:German

Pronunciation:wal ter

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The constituents of the name Walter are German, although the name is Old French. The name was brought to Britain by the Normans, where it forced aside the native version of the name, Wealdhere. Most pronunciations of the name put little emphasis on the “L”. One famous bearer of the name was Walter Cronkite, famous US TV anchor for CBS.

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