Walt

Walt Meaning & Origin

About Walt
The name "Walt" is a diminutive form of the name Walter, which is of Germanic origin. It is derived from the elements "wald" meaning "rule" or "ruler" and "heri" meaning "army" or "warrior." Therefore, the name "Walt" can be interpreted to mean "ruler of the army" or "mighty warrior."

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Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Walt are male.

Walt Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 2.38% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 L T
🌐 IPA
/wɔlt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALT', 'FLT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W430

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Walt in Braille

Here's how to represent Walt in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Walt in braille

How to Spell the Name Walt in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Walt using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Walt in sign language

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