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Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * Walter (1982 film), ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * Walter (2014 film), ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * Walter (2015 film), ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * Walter (2020 film), ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter (name)
Walter is a German masculine given name derived from Old High German ''Walthari'', composed of the elements ''walt-'' (Proto-Germanic ''*wald-'') "power", "ruler", and ''hari'' (Proto-Germanic ''*χarja'') "army". The name was first popularized by the famous epic German hero Walter of Aquitaine, Walther von Aquitaine and later with the writer Walther von der Vogelweide. The name is first recorded in the 6th century, with Walthari son of Wacho, who was king of the Lombards during 539–546. Old High German forms are recorded as ''Walthari'', ''Waltari'', ''Walthar'', ''Waltar'', ''Waltere'', ''Waldheri'', ''Waldhere'', ''Waltheri'', ''Walthere'', ''Walther'', ''Walter'', ''Waldher'', and ''Valter''. The Old English equivalent is ''Wealdhere'', Old Norse has ''Valðar'' and '' Valdarr''.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)1244f The name entered the French language as ''Gauthier'', Spanish as ''Gutierre'', Portuguese as ''Gualter'' and Italian as ''Gualtiero''. The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |