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Meaning & Origins
From an Old French personal name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from wald ‘rule’ + heri, hari ‘army’. This was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to England, superseding the native Old English form, Wealdhere. It was a very popular name in medieval England, normally pronounced ‘Water’.
| 150th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (West Country): habitational name from a place named with the Old English elements slāh ‘sloe’ + cumb ‘valley’, in particular Slocum on the Isle of Wight and in Devon.
| 3,608th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Waltraut, Walther, Walterio, Waltr, Walteria, Waltra, Waltor, Waltere, Waltera, Walteer
Slocumb, Slocomb, Slocombe, Slockbower, Slocom, Slacum, Slock, Slokan, Slocun, Slocume
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