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Waltheri

“power, authority” + “army”

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Origin: Proto-Germanic
2 language contexts: Old High German Old Dutch
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Waltheri

Waltheri is a masculine given name documented in Old High German and Old Dutch. English Wiktionary records the meaning ““power, authority” + “army””.

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Meaning: “power, authority” + “army”

From Proto-West Germanic *Waldahari. Equivalent to walt (“power, authority”) + heri (“army”). Cognate with Old English Waldhere. During the Middle Ages, the name may sometimes have been erroneously or punningly linked to wald (“forest”), for example in the Latin epic Waltharius.

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Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Proto-Germanic originSource-reported“to rule” + “army”

Meaning: “to rule” + “army”

From Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, equivalent to waldan (“to rule”) + heri (“army”).

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Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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About Waltheri

Waltheri is a masculine given name documented in Old High German and Old Dutch. English Wiktionary records the meaning ““power, authority” + “army””.

2 source accounts

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “power, authority” + “army”

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

Proto-Germanic originSource-reported“to rule” + “army”

Meaning: “to rule” + “army”

From Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, equivalent to waldan (“to rule”) + heri (“army”).

Sources for this account (1)

Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: WaltheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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