Valter

Valter is a male first name with Old High German origins. It represents the Scandinavian and Baltic variant of Walter and means 'the one who rules in the army', 'the ruler of the army' or 'the army leader'.

What does the name Valter mean?

The name Valter is a male first name that has its roots in Old High German. It is the Scandinavian and Baltic form of Walter and stands for 'the one who rules in the army', 'the ruler of the army' or 'the army leader'. The name can be derived from the Old High German terms waltan, meaning 'to rule' or 'to govern', and heri, which denotes 'the army', 'the war band' or 'the army leader'. In the Middle Ages, the name became popular through the significant German-speaking poet and minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide. The original forms of the name are Walthari and Waltheri. Variants include Valder, Valther, and Walder (Danish), Walther (German and Danish), Wolter (Low German), Woidda (Bavarian), Walti, Wali, and Walo (Swiss German), Walt (English), Valtteri (Finnish), Gauthier, Gautier, and Gaucher (French), Gualtiero and Valtiero (Italian), Gualterius and Gualtherus (Latin), Valters (Latvian), Wouter and Wout (Dutch), Valtar and Valtare (Norwegian), Guálter and Gualtério (Portuguese), Valtier and Valtierra (Romansh), Volter (Swedish), Gutierre, Gualtierre, and Galtero (Spanish), Valti, Valtika, and Valkó (Hungarian), Waller (Rhenish) as well as Waltrina.

Where does the name Valter come from?

Valter is a male first name that originates from Old High German and carries meanings such as 'the ruler of the army' or 'the army leader'.

How do you pronounce Valter?

Valter is pronounced as 'Val-ter', with the emphasis on the first syllable.

When is the name day of Valter?

The name days for Valter are celebrated on January 29, August 17, and October 12.

Popularity

In Germany, Valter is a rare first name. In 2023, it ranked 5,488th on the list of most common male first names. Its best placement was in 2022 at 5,453rd. Over the last ten years, the name has been given less than 10 times, placing it at 7,739th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 8,916th.

Famous people

• Daniel Valter Rogelim (cyclist from Brazil)
• Ricardo Valter Da Costa (footballer from Brazil)
• Valter Ahlen (Swedish ice hockey player)
• Valter Androsic (Croatian footballer)
• Valter Biiber (Estonian football player)
• Valter Birsa (Slovenian football player)
• Valter Bonca (Slovenian cyclist)
• Valter Chifu (Romanian volleyball player)
• Valter Costa (Portuguese footballer)
• Valter Ever (Estonian athlete)
• Valter Giuliani (Italian astronomer)
• Valter Guchua (footballer from Russia)
• Valter Heil (Romanian football player)
• Valter Heuer (Estonian chess player)
• Valter Hugo Lemos (Polish writer)
• Valter hugo Mae (writer from Angola)
• Valter Matosevic (Croatian handball player)
• Valter Molea (Italian rower)
• Valter Ojakäär (composer from Estonia)
• Valter Ryberg (football player from Sweden)