Definitions for Walter
ˈvɑl tərwal·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walter, Bruno Walternoun

   German conductor (1876-1962)

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1. Walternoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   Whitmore. And so am I; my name is Walter Whitmore. / How now! why start'st thou? what! doth death affright?

2. Etymology: Germanic name, from Old Northern French Waltier, from Frankish *Waltheri (compare Old High German Waltheri), from Proto-Germanic *waldą ("ruler") + *harjaz ("army, host"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ("be strong") + *ker- ("army"). Related to Old English Waldhere. Compare herald and Harold, which have these elements reversed.

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1. Walter

   Walter is a given name of Germanic origin, commonly used for boys. It has different variations and is derived from the Old Germanic word "wald" meaning "rule" and "heri" meaning "army." The name Walter conveys the meaning of a strong, powerful, and victorious leader.

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1. Walterverb

   to roll or wallow; to welter

2. Etymology: [See Welter.]

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1. walter

   Song lyrics by walter -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by walter on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. WALTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Walter is ranked #727 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Walter surname appeared 48,024 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 would have the surname Walter.
   
   88.5% or 42,535 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 2,977 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 1,124 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 682 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 451 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 259 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Conductor

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Walter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4709

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Walter »

1. lawter

How to pronounce Walter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Walter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Walter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Walter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Walter in a Sentence

1. Jerryl Christmas:

   I don't believe for a minute that VonDerrit had a weapon, jason Flanery in a statement threw that gun down on Jason Flanery in a statement just like they threw that stun gun down on Walter Scott in South Carolina.

2. Garrison Keillor:

   To choose Norm Coleman over Walter Mondale is like going to a great steakhouse and ordering the tuna sandwich.

3. Pierre Fulton:

   I'll never know why he ran, but I know he didn't deserve to die, please keep Walter and his family in your prayers and respect my privacy moving forward.

4. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva:

   People are doing Sociology 101. They can connect Walter Scott, the assassinations of black folks in a church, the slamming of a girl in a school, and then it's across the nation. People are then connecting the dots and saying,' No more.'.

5. Governor Dennis Daugaard:

   Walter Dale Miller provided a steady hand as our state mourned the loss of Governor Governor George Mickelson.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Walter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Walter
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Walter
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Walter