Pronunciation | valt-her |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Old German |
Meaning | "powerful warrior", "bright warrior" or "forest warrior" |
Region of origin | Northern Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Walt, Walter, Valtyr, Wouter, Gauthier, Gualtiero, Gutierre, Gutierrez, Gautier |
Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German Walthari, containing the elements wald -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and hari -"warrior".
The name was first popularized by the famous epic German hero Walther von Aquitaine and later with the Minnesänger Walther von der Vogelweide.