Walt - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Walt \wa-lt\ is a variant of Walter (Old German), and the meaning of Walt is "commander of the army".

The baby name Walt sounds like Wald, Waldo, Waldi, Walid and Wild. Other similar baby names are Galt, Wat and Watt.

Walt is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#18393 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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