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What does Walker mean?
Walker 
▲ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Walker) is pronounced WAHL-ker. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Walker 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, medieval, swamp (meadow), homestead
Variations
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Walker Kit (W.K.), ..
How popular is Walker?
Walker is a somewhat popular first name for men (#997 out of 1220, Top 82%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#28 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Walker reached its apex rank of #266 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Walker▲ is pronounced similarly to Yakar. Other recommended sound-alike names are Baker▲, Balder, Balfer, Barker, Calder, Falke, Falken, Falkner, Folker, Halver, Melker, Packer, Palmer, Parker▲, Valter, Volker, Wagner, Wake, Walden, Walder, Waleed, Waller, Walter▼, Walther, Warner, Wilber▼, Wilder▲, Wilkes, Wilmer▼, Wyler and Wylmer. These names tend to be less frequently used than Walker.
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