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Walder

What does Walder mean?

Walder Pronunciation of Walder as a name for boys is of Old German derivation, and the name Walder means "army ruler". Walder is an alternate spelling of Walter (Old German).

STARTS WITH Wa-

ASSOCIATED WITH army (warrior), ruler (king)

Variations

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA WALTER Valter, Valther, Wally, Walt, Walther

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Walder Jones (W.J.), ..

How popular is Walder?

Walder is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#16184 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Walder (NOT RANKED) rated in the Top 2000 are Walter (#271 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Valter, Wally and Walt. Other forms, like Valther, are uncommon. These relations of Walder reached the apex of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #1503) and are now much less conventional (#1567, 96%), with the form Walter becoming somewhat dated. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)



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

Walder is alike in pronunciation to Elder, Eldor and Wilder. Other recommended sound-alike names are Balder, Baldor, Baldur, Balfer, Calder, Caulder, Haider, Halden, Halver, Hayder, Jader, Lander, Malden, Nader, Palmer, Rayder, Sander, Vander, Wade, Wagner, Wald, Waldemar, Walden, Waldenn (see Walden), Waldi, Waldo, Waldon, Waldorf, Waldorp, Waldron, Waleed, Walker, Waller, Warde, Warden, Warner, Wayde, Welden, Wilber, Wilde, Wilmer, Wyler, Wylmer, Xander and Zander. These names tend to be more frequently used than Walder.

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