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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’.
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English: 1. possibly from an unattested Old English personal name, e.g. Wihtling or Hwītling. 2. alternatively, a habitational name from Whitlinge, in Worcestershire, named from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + hlinc ‘ridge’.
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Nicknames & variations
Waltraut, Walther, Walterio, Waltr, Walteria, Waltra, Waltor, Waltere, Waltera, Walteer
White, Whitaker, Whitehead, Whitney, Whitfield, Whitley, Whitman, Whittaker, Whittington, Whitlock
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