Updated February 1, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Powerful warrior, army ruler
  • Old English : Dweller by the wall

Boy name variations

Walter
Wally
Walther
Watson
Watkins
Gautier
Gauthier
Ualtar
Walton
Walten
Waltin

How Popular Is The Name Walt

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant of German Waldt, a topographic name from Middle High German walt ‘forest’.
  • German : short form of Walther.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Wald.

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