Walter m. Old High German walt 'power, authority' + Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army'.

Belgium

Latin

● 1116 Gualteri (gen) CartStBert 7; 1119 Gualteri (gen) ibid. 8; c1130 Walterus (nom) ibid. 12; 1133 Waltero (abl) ibid. 13; 1212x1213 Walterum (acc) OvdFB 2; 1238 Walteri (gen) ibid. 3, Waltero (abl) ibid. 3, Walterum (acc) ibid. 3, Walterus (nom) ibid. 3

Old French

● 1262 Wautier (obl) OvdFB 5; 1267 Watier (obl) ibid. 7, Watiers (nom) ibid. 7

Middle Dutch

● 1377 Wouter (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 77

Brabant

Latin

● 1312 Walteri (gen) JeanIII p. 5, Walterum (acc) ibid. p. 34, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 5

Czech Republic

Latin

● 1358 Walthero (dat) chlumecky 229, p. 31

Middle High German

● 1370 Walther (nom) Rössler1 62

England

Latin

● c1132 Waltero (abl) MemStMF II-I; 1155 Walteri (gen) FPD p. 121, fn. 1, Walterius (nom) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1; 1161x1184 Walterus (nom) MDE p. 226, no. 1; 1181 Galtero (abl) StPaulDom p. 111, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 115; 1183 Waltero (abl) BoldonBuke p. 3, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1185x1186 Walteri (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 9, Waltero (dat) ibid. p. 2, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 8; 1189 Galterus (nom) GASurv p. 82, Gualterus (nom) ibid. p. 110, Walteri (gen) ibid. p. 78, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 77; c1198 Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 245; 1222 Walteri (gen) StPaulDom p. 2, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 35, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1240 Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 120; 1246 Walterus (nom) PSS-II p. 7; 1256 Walteri (gen) EARNb p. 5, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 5, Walterum (acc) ibid. p. 3, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1279–80 Waltero (dat) WaHR-SK p. 36, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 32; 1296 Walteri (gen) RCS-1 p. 92b, Waltero (dat) ibid. p. 93a, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 93a; 1297 Walter (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1298 Walter (nom) ibid. p. 1, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1299 Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1300 Walter (nom) ibid. p. 3, Walterus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 239; 1301 Walterus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 3; 1302 Walter (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1306 Walteri (gen) PSS-CXIV 2, Walterus (nom) ibid. 2; 1317 Waltero (dat) ibid. 4a, Walterus (nom) ibid. 4a; 1318 Walteri (gen) ibid. 4b, Walterum (acc) ibid. 4b, Walterus (nom) ibid. 4b; 1319 Walteri (gen) ibid. 5a; 1330 Waltero (dat) ibid. 4d; 1331 Waltero (dat) ibid. 4e; 1340xc1450 Walteri (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 6, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 3, Water (nom) ibid. p. 93; 1377 Walterus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1381 Walterum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 72, Walterus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 68; 1387 Waltero (abl) EEW p. 2; 1395 Waltero (dat) ibid. p. 10; 1408 Walterus (nom) GCCYork p. 11; 1436 Walterus (nom) WillsInv LVIII; 1446 Walteri (gen) ibid. LXIV; 1530/31 Waltero (dat) LIWill-III p. 94, Walterum (acc) ibid. p. 94, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 95; 1557 Gualterus (nom) StMartF p. 59

Dutch

● 1585 Wouters (gen) AuFr Artsz; 1588 Wouter ibid.

Middle English

● 1417–18 Water EEW p. 40; 1428 Water ibid. p. 83; 1430 Water ibid. p. 85; 1433 Walter ibid. p. 94; 1438 Water ibid. p. 111

◑ 1387 Watkyn EEW p. 1; 1433 Watkyn ibid. p. 95; 1438 Watkyn ibid. p. 111; 1439 Watkyn ibid. p. 114

Early Modern English

● 1503 Water OrpingtonKe p. 73; 1529 Walter CovGuild-2 p. 81, Water PP-HenV p. 4; 1530 Walter LIWill-III p. 17, Water ibid. p. 39; 1534 Walter CovGuild-2 p. 127; 1539 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Walter ibid. p. 1, Water StAnthonlin p. 2; 1541 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Walter ibid. p. 3; 1543 Walter ibid. p. 3; 1544 Walter ibid. p. 4; 1545 Walter ibid. p. 4, Water StAnthonlin p. 5; 1546 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 Walter ibid. p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1549 Walter BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1551 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1553 Walter ibid. p. 8; 1554 Walter ibid. p. 9; 1555 Walter ibid. p. 9, Water StAnthonlin p. 11; 1556 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 108, Water BarnstapleBap p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 11; 1557 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 2, Water StAnthonlin p. 11; 1558 Water ibid. p. 12; 1559 Walter SOmar-vol9 p. 1, Water StAnthonlin p. 13; 1560 Walter BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 10, Water ibid. p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 13; 1561 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 11, COmar-vol5 p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 31, Water BarnstapleBap p. 11, StAnthonlin p. 14; 1562 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Water StAnthonlin p. 14; 1563 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563/4 Walter ibid. p. 13; 1563 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 81, bruton-vol1 p. 33, Water StAnthonlin p. 15; 1564 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 13, bruton-vol1 p. 34; 1566 Walter ibid. p. 35; 1567 Walter ibid. p. 5, Water COmar-vol5 p. 3; 1568 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 37, Water COmar-vol5 p. 84, StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 5, Water OrpingtonKe p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 20; 1571 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 6, Water StAnthonlin p. 21; 1572 Walter COmar-vol2 p. 70, WAmar-1 p. 97; 1573 Walter bruton-vol1 p. 6, Water StAnthonlin p. 22; 1574 Walter OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1575 Walter ibid. p. 4; 1576 Water COmar-vol2 p. 101, COmar-vol5 p. 5; 1577 Walter Bar-in-El p. 10, HAmar-vol9 p. 3, Water StAnthonlin p. 25; 1578 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 83, Water StAnthonlin p. 27; 1581 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1582 Walter ibid. p. 7; 1583 Walter ibid. p. 8; 1584 Walter ibid. p. 10; 1585 Walter BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, Water COmar-vol5 p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Walter BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, Water StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 13, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1588 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1589 Walter BEmar-vol1 p. 13, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, bruton-vol1 p. 49; 1590 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 21; 1591 Walter BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 23, bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1592 Walter BEmar-vol1 p. 15, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1593 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 52; 1594 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 29, bruton-vol1 p. 53; 1595 Walter BUmar-vol2 p. 117, COmar-vol2 p. 50; 1596 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1597 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 35, bruton-vol1 p. 55; 1598 Walter COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 37; 1599 Walter ibid. p. 42, HAmar-vol9 p. 140

Estonia

Middle Low German

● 1364 Wolter BbRT p. 334; 1401 Wolter ibid. p. 343; 1426 Wolter ibid. p. 351; 1427 Wolter ibid. p. 351; 1429 Wolter ibid. p. 354; 1432 Wolter ibid. p. 356

France

Latin

● 693 Waltharii (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; c823 Waltarius (nom) irminon-vol2 6, CE; 952 Valterii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 108; c11thC Galterio (abl) ibid. no. 91; 11thC Galterius (nom) StVdM-II 677; 1012 Valterii (gen) CartSavII 104; 1029x1033 Gualterius (nom) CartStPC XII; 1031 Gualterii (gen) StVdM-II 684; 1040x1080 Galterius (nom) ibid. 664; 1047 Galterii (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1047x1061 Gauterius (nom) ibid. XX; 1060 Gauterii (gen) ibid. XIX; 1067 Gauterius (nom) ibid. XII; 1079x1101 Galterius (nom) CartStPC IX, Gualterio (abl) ibid. XXXVII; 1101x1120 Galterius (nom) ibid. XXIV; 1101x1129 Gualterius (nom) ibid. XVI; 1102x1144 Gualterius (nom) ibid. XLV; 1107 Galterio (abl) ibid. XVII, Galterius (nom) ibid. XVII, Gauterio (abl) ibid. XVII, Gualterius (nom) ibid. XVII, Walterius (nom) ibid. V; a1108 Gualterius (nom) ibid. XXI; a1114 Galterii (gen) ibid. XXXI; 1115 Galterius (nom) CartNDJosaphat V; 1115x1149 Gauterii (gen) CartStPC X, Gauterio (abl) ibid. X, Gauterius (nom) ibid. X, Gualterius (nom) ibid. X; a1116 Gualterius (nom) ibid. XX, Walterius (nom) ibid. XX; 1126 Galterius (nom) ibid. IV; 1127 Gualterio (abl) ibid. XIX; 1129 Gauterius (nom) StVdM-II 735; 1131 Galterii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 4; 1133 Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX; 1135 Galterius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7, Gauterio (abl) ibid. 7, Gauterius (nom) ibid. 7, Gualterius (nom) ibid. 7, Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII, Walterius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138 Walterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIX; 1138x62 Waltero (abl) clairvaux-12thc 57, Walterus (nom) ibid. 72; c1140 Waltero (dat) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII, Walterum (acc) ibid. LXXXIII; 1141 Walteri (gen) ibid. CXXXI; 1142 Walterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 9; 1143 Gauterius (nom) ibid. 10; 1143x1146 Galterius (nom) ibid. 12; 1145 Galterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIII, Walteri (gen) ibid. CXXXIII, Walterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 11; 1146 Gualtero (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII; a1147 Walterii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 13, Walterius (nom) ibid. 13; 1147 Galterius (gen) ibid. 14, Gauterio (abl) ibid. 16, Gauterius (nom) ibid. 14, Walterii (gen) ibid. 14, Walterio (abl) ibid. 15, Walterius (nom) ibid. 14, Walterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII; 1147x58 Walterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 35; 1147x62 Walterus (nom) ibid. 44; 1147x1162 Galterus (nom) ibid. 55; 1151 Galterius (nom) ibid. 23; 1154 Walterus (nom) ibid. 28; 1155 Walteri (gen) ibid. 30; 1156 Galteri (gen) CartYonne1 CCCLXXXIII; c1156 Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII; 1158 Galterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 33, Walterius (nom) ibid. 33; 1158x1170 Galterus (nom) ibid. 138; c1160 Galteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI; 1162 Walteri (gen) ibid. LXIII; a1163 Galterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 96, Walterus (nom) ibid. 96; 1163 Galteri (gen) ibid. 99, Galterius (nom) ibid. 99, Galterus (nom) ibid. 95, Gualteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XV, Gualterio (abl) clairvaux-12thc 104, Gualterius (nom) ibid. 94, Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI, Walterii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1163–64 Galterus (nom) ibid. 106; 1163x1173 Galterus (nom) ibid. 156; 1164 Galterus (nom) ibid. 120, Gauterius (nom) ibid. 122, Walterus (nom) ibid. 120, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 120, Walthrus (nom) ibid. 120; 1165 Galterius (nom) ibid. 126; 1166 Galterus (nom) ibid. 129, Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XC, Walterum (acc) ibid. XCI; 1167 Gualterius (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1168 Galterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 133; c1170 Walteri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 1171 Galterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 139; 1172 Galterus (nom) ibid. 146; 1173 Galterus (nom) ibid. 153; 1174 Galterus (nom) ibid. 158; 1178 Galterio (abl) ibid. 168, Galterius (nom) ibid. 166; 1179 Galterii (gen) ibid. 177, Galtero (abl) ibid. 173, Galterus (nom) ibid. 172, Gualterii (gen) ibid. 170, Gualtero (abl) ibid. 178, Gualterus (nom) ibid. 171, Walterii (gen) ibid. 177, Waltero (abl) ibid. 172; 1180 Walteri (gen) RotScaNor p. 35, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 19; 1190 Walterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CV; 1206 Galterus (nom) ibid. XIV; 1209 Walteri (gen) ibid. XXXIV; 1256 Walthero (abl) hennes-vol1 161, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 161; 1257 Galteri (gen) ArrestReg-volI II, Pentecost, Galtero (dat) ibid. II, Pentecost, Gualterus (nom) ibid. XII, St. Martin; 1259 Galtero (abl) ibid. XVIII, Pentecost, Galterum (acc) ibid. XVIII, Pentecost, Galterus (nom) ibid. XVIII, Pentecost; 1260 Galterum (acc) ibid. XII, Ascension; 1261 Galtero (abl) ibid. VI, BMV; 1301 Walteri (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 176, Walterii (gen) ibid. p. 260, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 176, Wautiers (nom) ibid. p. 207; 1378 Galteri (gen) hanquetvol1 1710, Galterius (nom) ibid. 909, Galtero (dat) ibid. 328, Gaulteri (gen) ibid. 1623, Gautherii (gen) ibid. 499, Walteri (gen) ibid. 713, Walterii (gen) ibid. 519, Waltero (dat) ibid. 683, Walterus (nom) ibid. 1362, Waltheri (gen) ibid. 169

◑ 1378 Wolterkin (nom) hanquetvol1 1108

Old French

● 1133 Guatier (obl) tailliar no. 1, Watiers (nom) ibid. no. 1; 1280 Gautiers (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXVII; 1296 Gautier paris1296 p. 5; 1301 Wautier (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 238; 1313 Gautier Paris1313 p. 3

Middle French

● 1388 Watier thierry; 1392 Gautier MemBret-II col. 613, Watier ibid. col. 613; 1418 Gaulthier HGParis p. 384, Gaultier ibid. p. 374; 1421 Gaultier favier 544, Gauthier ibid. p. 174; 1423 Gaultier ibid. p. 264, Gautier ibid. 115; 1438 Gaultier ibid. 131

◑ 1392 Gauterin MemBret-II col. 602

Germany

Latin

● 822x875 Walther (nom) TradCorb §29; 1108 Waltero (abl) quix-vol1 85; 1135 Walterus (nom) ibid. 95; 1136 Waltero (dat) ibid. 98, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 97; 1142 Walther (nom) mairhofer I, Walthere (nom) ibid. III; 1145 Walthero (dat) ibid. LXI[XXI], Waltherus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1147 Waltherus (nom) ibid. XXII; 1148 Waltherus (nom) ibid. XXVIII; 1149 Waltherus (nom) ibid. XXXIII; 1151 Waltherus (nom) ibid. XXXVII; 1186 Walterus (nom) quix-vol2 123; 1197 Galtero (abl) hennes-vol1 1, Gualterio (abl) ibid. 2; 1212 Walterus (nom) quix-vol1 103; 1214 Waltherus (nom) hennes-vol1 15; 1215 Walterus (nom) quix-vol2 126; 1216 Walteri (gen) hennes-vol1 24, Waltero (abl) ibid. 24, Walterus (nom) ibid. 22; 1217 Waltherus (nom) quix-vol1 71; 1219 Walteri (gen) ibid. 73, Walterus (nom) hennes-vol1 42; 1223 Walterus (nom) quix-vol2 136; 1225 Walterus (nom) hennes-vol1 68; 1234 Walterus (nom) quix-vol1 105; 1237 Walthero (abl) hennes-vol1 98; 1248 Waltheri (gen) ibid. 127, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 126; 1249 Walterus (nom) ibid. 131; 1253 Waltheri (gen) ibid. 145, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 145; 1254 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 154; 1258 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 176; 1273x1291 Waltherus (nom) UrkRott-1 32; 1401 waltheri (gen) HD1401 no. 166

◑ 1149 Walte (nom) mairhofer XXXI

Early New High German

● 1497 Walther Nurn1497 p. 21

Ireland

Latin

● fin12thC Walter (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 24, Walteri (gen) ibid. III, p. 18, Walterus (nom) ibid. III, p. 3

Early Modern English

● 1521/2 Walter Fiants-1 1; 1526 Walter ibid. 14; 1535 Walter ibid. 43; 1535/6 Walter ibid. 50; 1537 Walter ibid. 61; 1539/40 Walter ibid. 93; 1539 Water ibid. 75; 1540 Walter ibid. 122

Italy

Latin

● 1285 Gualterii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 159; 1326 Valterius (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 441, Valterus (nom) ibid. no. 441, Walterum (acc) ibid. no. 424; 1348 Gualterii (gen) INP 40

Latvia

Latin

● 1293 Waltero (dat) RigSB 354; 1301 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 311

The Netherlands

Latin

● 1324 wolterri (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 299; 1334 walteri (gen) ibid. p. 299; 1361 Woltori (gen) ibid. p. 302, wolterus (nom) ibid. p. 301; 1364 wolterus (nom) ibid. p. 302; 1373 wolterus (nom) ibid. p. 303

Dutch

● 1577 Wouter NHG-Middelburg p. 69

Poland

Middle High German

● 1324x1332 Walther SBGlatzer p. 1

Portugal

Latin

● 1121 Gualtero (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 2

Scotland

Latin

● 1095 Walteri (gen) ESC XVII, Waltero (abl) ibid. XV; c1120 Galterio (abl) ibid. XXXV, Gualterio (abl) ibid. XXXV; 1123 Walteri (gen) ibid. XLVI; 1124 Walterus (nom) ibid. L; a1177 Waltero (abl) CartNBer 3; a1199 Waltero (abl) ibid. 2; 1214–26 Waltero (abl) morton-vol1 1; 1235 Waltero (abl) ibid. 3; 1238 Waltero (abl) CartStAndrew p. 2; 1272x1360 Walteri (gen) ibid. p. 4; 1376 Walteri (gen) morton-vol1 16, Waltero (dat) ibid. 16, Walterus (nom) ibid. 16; 1383 Waltero (abl) CartLevenax p. 4, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 5; 1384 Walteri (gen) ibid. p. 7, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 6, Walterum (acc) ibid. p. 6, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 7; 1387 Walteri (gen) ibid. p. 9, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 10, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1392 Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 11

Scots

● c1550 Walter CartNBer p. xxv

Spain

Latin

● 875 Qualtario (abl) CDCB-XV MMXVI; 1145 Guter (nom) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi; 1192 Gualtario (abl) CDCB-XV MMCCVIII

Old Spanish

● 1225 Gutierres (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 15

Spanish

● 1376 Gutierre SanzSerrano

Switzerland

Latin

● 1134 Gautherius (nom) CartHaut 1; 1163 Waltero (abl) ibid. 13; 1215 Gauterus (nom) ibid. 33; 1220 Galterus (nom) ibid. 37; 14thCx1478 Galterius (nom) Ob-SPVn (112), Valterius (nom) ibid. (134)