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

The name of an 11th C French saint.

The vernacular form Gutier is witnessed in 1068 in the place name Villa Gutier (CDSS I).

The English diminutives Wat, Watt, and Watte are witnessed in 1379 in the relational bynames Watmañ (WRYPT1 p. 136), Wattsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 152), and Wattessoñ (WRYPT1 p. 21).

Austria
Latin
c1030 Waltherii (gen) UrkStyria 46; c1120 Walter (nom) ibid. 105, Walther (nom) ibid. 103; c1128 Walthere (nom) ibid. 118a, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 120; 1231 Waltherus (nom) UBEnns3 IV
Middle High German
1328 Walther (nom) ChronSH p. 22
Belgium
Latin
1066 Walteri (gen) CartSPL1 II; 1116 Gualteri (gen) CartStBert 7; 1119 Gualteri (gen) ibid. 8; c1130 Walterus (nom) ibid. 12; 1133 Waltero (abl) ibid. 13; 1138 Walterus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147 Walterus (nom) ibid. 16; 1151 Walterus (nom) ibid. 17; 1165 Galteri (gen) ibid. 18; 1168 Walteri (gen) ibid. 19, Walterum (acc) ibid. 19; 1169 Walterus (nom) ibid. 20; 1176 Galterus (nom) ibid. 21, Waltero (abl) ibid. 22; 1179 Walterus (nom) ibid. 24; 1180 Walterus (nom) TSPDB-II p. 65; 1190 Walterus (nom) CartStBert 27; 1200 Waltero (abl) TSPDB-II p. 65, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 65; 1212x1213 Walterum (acc) OvdFB 2; 1238 Walteri (gen) ibid. 3, Waltero (abl) ibid. 3, Walterum (acc) ibid. 3, Walterus (nom) ibid. 3; 1281 Walteri (gen) TSPDB-II p. 65, Waltero (dat) ibid. p. 65, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 65; 1283 Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 65; 1355 Waltero (dat) AM6 p. 8
Middle Dutch
1336 Wouter (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 4, Wouteren (dat) ibid. p. 29, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 11, Woutre (dat) ibid. p. 41, Woutren (dat) ibid. p. 8; 1355 Wauter (nom) MPSA p. 16; 1357 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1365 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 17; 1372 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 18; 1377 Wouter (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 77; 1413 Wouter (nom) AM6 p. 24; 1430 Wauter (nom) MPSA p. 33; 1434 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1436 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1437 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 36; 1439 Wauters (gen) ibid. p. 36; 1441 Wauters (gen) ibid. p. 37; 1443 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 37, Wauters (gen) ibid. p. 38; 1444 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 38; 1445 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 38; 1446 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1447 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1448 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 39, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 39; 1449 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1450 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1451 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1452 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 41, Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 41, Wauters (gen) ibid. p. 41; 1453 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 41, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 41; 1454 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 41, Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 41, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 41; 1455 Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 42; 1456 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 42, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 42; 1457 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1458 Gautier (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1460 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1462 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 44; 1464 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1465 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1468 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 46; 1469 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1471 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1472 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 48; 1477 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 50; 1479 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 51; 1481 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 51; 1483 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 52; 1485 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 53; 1486 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 53; 1489 Wauter (nom) ibid. p. 54; 1490 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 55; 1492 Wouter (nom) ibid. p. 55
Dutch
1555 Gaultier MPSA p. 70; 1578 Wauter ibid. p. 81; 1579 Wauter ibid. p. 81; 1580 Wauter ibid. p. 82; 1581 Wauter ibid. p. 82; 1597x1598 Wouter BoonenGes p. 321, Wouteren (dat) ibid. p. 376, Wouters (gen) ibid. p. 335
Old French
1262 Wautier (obl) OvdFB 5; 1267 Watier (obl) ibid. 7, Watiers (nom) ibid. 7
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 Walteri (gen) WaHR-SK p. 81, Waltero (dat) ibid. 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; 1323 Waltero (dat) ibid. 9, Walterum (acc) ibid. 9, Walterus (nom) ibid. 9; 1325 Walterum (acc) ibid. 10f; 1330 Waltero (dat) ibid. 4d; 1331 Waltero (dat) ibid. 4e; 1337 Waltero (dat) MHCG2 459; 1340xc1450 Walteri (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 6, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 3, Water (nom) ibid. p. 93; 1377 Walterus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1379 Walterus (nom) WRYPT1 p. 8; 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; 1398 Walteri (gen) StDav-1 p. 24, Waltero (abl) ibid. p. 24; 1408 Walterus (nom) GCCYork p. 11; 1436 Walterus (nom) WillsInv LVIII; 1446 Walteri (gen) ibid. LXIV; 1482 Walterus (nom) BreadBk p. 4, waltero (abl) ibid. p. 3; 1482–3 waltero (abl) ibid. p. 13; 1530/31 Waltero (dat) LIWill-III p. 94, Walterum (acc) ibid. p. 94, Walterus (nom) ibid. p. 95; 1557 Gualterus (nom) StMartF p. 59
Anglo-French
1245–1250[1586] Walter Glover 30; 1321 Wauter EL-2 p. 122
Dutch
1575 Wolters (gen) AuFr Jansen; 1577 Wolters (gen) ibid. Jansen; 1580 Wouter ibid. Jansen; 1585 Wouters (gen) ibid. Artsz; 1588 Wouter ibid.; 1589 Goutier ibid. Hecke, Wouter ibid. Stappen; 1591 Goutier ibid. Necke; 1592 Wouter ibid. Stappen; 1594 Wouter ibid. Stappen; 1595 Gautier ibid. Heck, Wouter ibid. Striep; 1597 Goutier ibid. Hecke, Wouter ibid. Peijs; 1598 Wouter ibid. Verstrijpe
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
1481 Water HHB1481-90 p. 15; 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 bruton1 p. 108, Water BarnstapleBap p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 11; 1557 Walter bruton1 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, bruton1 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, bruton1 p. 33, Water StAnthonlin p. 15; 1564 Walter BarnstapleBap p. 13, bruton1 p. 34; 1566 Walter ibid. p. 35; 1567 Walter ibid. p. 5, Water COmar-vol5 p. 3; 1568 Walter bruton1 p. 37, Water COmar-vol5 p. 84, StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Walter RegBath p. 1, SurMus II, bruton1 p. 5, Water OrpingtonKe p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 20; 1570/1 Walter bruton1; 1571 Walter ibid. p. 6, Water StAnthonlin p. 21; 1572 Walter COmar-vol2 p. 70, RegBath p. 2; 1572/3 Walter SurMus p. 161; 1572 Walter WAmar-1 p. 97; 1573 Walter RegBath p. 2, RegPat p. 1, bruton1 p. 6, Water StAnthonlin p. 22; 1574 Walter OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1575 Walter ibid. p. 4; 1575/6 Walter bruton1 p. 114; 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; 1580/1 Walter RegBath p. 5; 1581 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1582 Walter ibid. p. 7; 1583 Walter ibid. p. 8, RegBath p. 5; 1583/4 Walter SurMus p. 13; 1583 Walter ibid. p. 180; 1584 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 10; 1585 Walter BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, RegBath p. 7, RegSoAMar p. 12, Water COmar-vol5 p. 7, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Walter BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, RegBath p. 7, bruton1 p. 116, Water StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 13, RegBath p. 8, bruton1 p. 47; 1588 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, RegBath p. 8, bruton1 p. 118; 1589/90 Gwalter RegPat p. 38; 1589 Walter BEmar-vol1 p. 13, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1589/90 Walter RegBath p. 8; 1589 Walter bruton1 p. 49; 1590 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 21; 1590/1 Walter HWCP2 p. 8, RegBath p. 9; 1591 Walter BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 23, bruton1 p. 51; 1592 Walter BEmar-vol1 p. 15, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, RegBath p. 9, bruton1 p. 51, walter HWCP2 p. 12; 1593 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 27, RegBath p. 10, bruton1 p. 52; 1594 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 29, RegBath p. 10, RegPat p. 112, bruton1 p. 53; 1595 Walter BUmar-vol2 p. 117, COmar-vol2 p. 50, RegSoAMar p. 17; 1595/6 Walter bruton1 p. 122; 1596 Walter DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 33, bruton1 p. 11; 1597 Walter DEmar-vol2 p. 35, RegSoAMar p. 18, bruton1 p. 55; 1598 Walter COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 37; 1599 Walter ibid. p. 42, HAmar-vol9 p. 140
1481 Watkin HHB1481-90 p. 9; 1483 Watkyn BreadBk p. 10
Walloon
1581/2 Gautier RWC p. 3; 1582 Gautier ibid. p. 4; 1582/3 Goutier ibid. p. 6; 1583 Gautier ibid. p. 563, Goutier ibid. p. 437
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
2h12thC Galterio (dat) NotSLdN III, Galterius (nom) ibid. III; 693 Waltharii (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; c823 Galterius (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved, Valterius (nom) ibid. 94, Ved, Waltarius (nom) ibid. 6, CE; 952 Valterii (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 108; c11thC Galterio (abl) ibid. no. 91; 11thC Galterius (nom) StVdM-II 677, Galterus (nom) CartSPL1 I; 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; 1070 Gauterius (nom) LDS appendix, XXIX; a1072 Walteri (gen) NDParisII 1-XVI; 1079x1101 Galterius (nom) CartStPC IX, Gualterio (abl) ibid. XXXVII; 1088 Walteri (gen) CartSPL1 VI, Waltero (abl) ibid. VI; 1090 Walteri (gen) ibid. VII, Walterus (nom) ibid. VII; 1093 Gualtero (dat) ibid. VIII; 1096 Walterus (nom) ibid. IX; 1101x1105 Waltero (abl) ibid. XI; 1101x1120 Galterius (nom) CartStPC 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; c1120 Galterius (nom) CartNoyers CDXXXVI; 1123 Gauterii (gen) CartYonne1 CXXXVI, Gauterius (nom) ibid. CXXXV; 1126 Galterius (nom) CartStPC 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; 1139 Gauterii (gen) HAP p. 372, Gauterius (nom) ibid. p. 372; 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, Walterii (gen) HAP p. 373, Walterius (nom) ibid. p. 373; 1143x1146 Galterius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 12; 1145 Galterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIII, Walteri (gen) ibid. CXXXIII, Walterus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 11; 1146 Gauterio (abl) HAP p. 374, 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; c1175–1180 Galterus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 72, Gauterius (nom) ibid. p. 67, Gualterus (nom) ibid. p. 64; 1178 Galterio (abl) clairvaux-12thc 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; 1202 Galterus (nom) NotSLdN IV; 1206 Galterus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XIV; 1209 Walteri (gen) ibid. XXXIV; 1222 Galterus (nom) NDParisII 2-XCI; 1249 Walterus (nom) HAP p. 358; 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; 1274 Galterus (nom) NDParisII 2-LV; 1292 Galterii (gen) MemBret-I 1104, Galterius (nom) ibid. 1104, Galtero (abl) HistHdVParis p. 117, Gualterius (nom) MemBret-I 1103, Gualterus (nom) ibid. 1103; 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; 1292 Gautier (obl) HistHdVParis p. 110, MemBret-I 1102; 1295 Gautier (obl) HistHdVParis p. 128; 1296 Gautier paris1296 p. 5, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 134; 1297 Gautier (obl) ibid. p. 136; 1298 Gautier (obl) ibid. p. 141; 1299 Gautier (obl) ibid. p. 146; 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 DdB1418 p. 198, HGParis p. 374; 1421 Gaultier favier 544, Gauthier ibid. p. 174; 1423 Gaultier ibid. p. 264, Gautier ibid. 115; 1438 Gaultier ibid. 131; 1572 Gautier RegPCC-1 p. 501
1392 Gauterin MemBret-II col. 602
Germany
Latin
793x794 Waltheri (gen) OrkGZ no. 13; 822x875 Walther (nom) TradCorb §29; 863 Walthere (nom) OrkGZ no. 51; 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; 1173 Walterus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. I; 1174 Walterus (nom) ibid. no. III; 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; 1250 Waltheri (gen) UrkBrzeg I; 1253 Waltheri (gen) hennes-vol1 145, Waltherus (nom) ibid. 145; 1254 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 154; 1258 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 176; 1264 Waltero (abl) ibid. 200; 1265 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 206; 1271 Waltero (abl) ibid. 215; 1272 Waltero (abl) ibid. 222; 1273 Walterus (nom) ibid. 230; 1273x1291 Waltherus (nom) UrkRott-1 32; 1274 Waltero (abl) hennes-vol1 236; 1276 Weltero (abl) ibid. 247; 1284 Walteri (gen) ibid. 294; 1288 Walteri (gen) ibid. 312; 1298 Waltero (dat) ibid. 335; 1309 Walteri (gen) VFBStralsund 13; 1313 Walteri (gen) ibid. 21; 1322 Waltheri (gen) SMM p. 162; 1394 Waltheri (gen) ibid. p. 202; 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; 1430 Walterum (acc) RegOct 76; 1432 Walteri (gen) ibid. 55; 1460 Walteri (gen) ibid. 44, Walterum (acc) ibid. 44; 1479 Waltero (abl) ibid. 19, Walterum (acc) ibid. 19; 1490/1 Walterum (acc) ibid. 3, Walterus (nom) ibid. 3; 1491 Walterus (nom) ibid. 4; 1492 Walterum (acc) ibid. 16; 1496 Waltero (abl) ibid. 35; 1497 Walterum (acc) ibid. 38
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; 1303 Valterius (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 53; 1304 Gualterius (nom) ibid. p. 55; 1306 Vualterius (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1326 Valterius (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 441, Valterus (nom) ibid. no. 441, Walterum (acc) ibid. no. 424; 1348 Gualterii (gen) INP 40
Latvia
Latin
1287 Woltero (dat) RigSB 1035; 1293 Waltero (dat) ibid. 354; 1301 Waltherus (nom) ibid. 311; 1304 Waltero (dat) ibid. 905
The Netherlands
Latin
1257 Waltero (abl) OHZI-II no. 30; 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
Middle Dutch
1383 Wolter (nom) GesOIJ-4 p. 186
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; 1426/7 Walteri (gen) RMSRS-2 81; 1427 Waltero (dat) ibid. 93
Scots
c1550 Walter CartNBer p. xxv
Spain
Latin
875 Qualtario (abl) CDCB-XV MMXVI; 1074 Guter (nom) CDSS II, Guterrius (nom) ibid. II, Gutierrez (gen) ibid. II; 1124 Goter (dat) ibid. IV, Guter (acc) ibid. III; 1145 Guter (nom) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi; 1192 Gualtario (abl) CDCB-XV MMCCVIII
Old Spanish
1068 Gutier (nom) CDSS I, Gutierriz (gen) ibid. I; 1225 Gutierres (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 15
Spanish
1376 Gutierre SanzSerrano
Sweden
Early Modern Swedish
1587 Wolther (nom) HGS p. 160; 1588 Wolther (nom) ibid. p. 160
Switzerland
Latin
1134 Gautherius (nom) CartHaut 1; 1163 Waltero (abl) ibid. 13; 1210 Galterius (nom) CartChart 7; 1215 Gauterus (nom) CartHaut 33; 1220 Galterus (nom) ibid. 37; 14thCx1478 Galterius (nom) Ob-SPVn (112), Valterius (nom) ibid. (134)
Cite as: A. Brown, N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Walter". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Walter.