Walker - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Walker \

, also used as girl's name Walker, is pronounced WAHL-ker. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "cloth washer or walker". Occupational name: in the medieval era, workers trod on the wool to cleanse of impurities. Also possibly "wall swamp", referring to the location of a family homestead near a swamp and a city wall. Author Walker Percy; photographer Walker Evans.

Baby names that sound like Walker are Folker and Volker. Other similar baby names are Waller, Walter and Walder.

Walker is a somewhat common first name for men (#997 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#25 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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