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Galt

What does Galt mean?

Galt Pronunciation of Galt as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Galt is "steep wooded land". Place name. May also be from the Old German word that gives us Walter "commander of the army". Also form of Galton.

STARTS WITH Ga-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, old, commander (leader), army (warrior)

Variations

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA WALTER Valter, Wally, Walt, Wat

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Galt Cadence (G.C.), ..

How popular is Galt?

Galt is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#26239 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Valter, Wally, Walt and Walter (#271 LAST YEAR) are the popular alternative forms of Galt (UNLISTED). These forms of Galt were favored by parents in the 1880s (AVERAGE #1503) and are now significantly less widespread (#1567, DOWN 95.6%), with the version Walter becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Wally, Walt, Walter in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Valter, Walter outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Aralt, Colt, Gab, Gabe, Gabi, Gable, Gaby, Gad, Gadi, Gael, Gaell, Gaer, Gage, Gail, Gaile, Gaill, Gair, Gal, Galan, Galath, Gale, Galen, Galil, Galin, Gall, Gallo, Galo, Galten, Galyn, Gard, Gari, Garth, Gary, Gay, Gayle, Gaz, Gil, Gili, Gill, Gmali, Grant, Holt, Kolt and Milt. These names tend to be more frequently used than Galt.

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