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English actress (born 1950)
Dame Harriet Mary Walter (born 1950) is an English actor of stage and screen. She is known for her role as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series Law
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Scottish novelist (1771–1832)
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European
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American businessman (born 1960)
Mark Richard Walter (born May 22, 1960) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a privately
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American actress (1941–2021)
Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 film, stage, and television productions. In
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English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)
Sir Walter Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli, ˈrɑːli, ˈræli/; c. 1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable
Walter_Raleigh
American actor (1920–2000)
Walter John Matthau (né Matthow, /ˈmæθaʊ/ MATH-ow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing
Walter_Matthau
American actor (1894–1974)
Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Come
Walter_Brennan
American actor and screenwriter (born 1936)
Walter Marvin Koenig (/ˈkeɪnɪɡ/; born September 14, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid-1960s and quickly
Walter_Koenig
American musician and record producer (1950–2017)
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist
Walter_Becker
Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American politician who was the 42nd vice president of the United States, serving
Walter_Mondale
Canadian-American actor (1897–1984)
Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known
Walter_Pidgeon
American broadcast journalist (1916–2009)
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from
Walter_Cronkite
Irish businessman, founder of Scorpion Computer Services
Walter O'Brien (born 24 February 1975) is an Irish businessman and information technologist. He was also the executive producer and loose inspiration for
Walter_O'Brien
English journalist and writer (1826–1877)
Walter Bagehot (/ˈbædʒət/ BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government
Walter_Bagehot
American minister, author, and hymnwriter (1883–1918)
August 19, 1883, Howard Arnold Walter was the son of Henry S. Walter, superintendent of the Stanley Rule & Level Company. Walter graduated from Princeton University
Howard_Walter
Canadian actor and singer (1883–1950)
Walter Thomas Huston (/ˈhjuːstən/ HEW-stən; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian and American (by naturalization) actor and singer. Huston
Walter_Huston
German military officer (1891–1945)
Otto Moritz Walter Model (IPA: [ˈmoːdəl]; 24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving
Walter_Model
American football player (1953–1999)
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL)
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American filmmaker (born 1942)
Walter Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American filmmaker, known for his action films and revival of the Western genre. He has directed such films as
Walter_Hill
German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (/ˈbɛnjəmɪn/ BEN-yə-min; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn] ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German philosopher, cultural
Walter_Benjamin
American automotive industry executive (1875–1940)
Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American industrial pioneer in the automotive industry, automotive industry executive, and
Walter_Chrysler
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Walter, Walt or Wally Williams may refer to: Walter Heath Williams, Victorian landscape artist Walter Williams (painter) (1834–1906), Victorian landscape
Walter_Williams
American journalist (1889–1974)
Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 – December 14, 1974) was an American journalist. With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the
Walter_Lippmann
American author and journalist (born 1952)
Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American journalist who has written biographies of Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci
Walter_Isaacson
American political analyst (born 1969)
Walter (born October 19, 1969) is an American political analyst who is the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
Amy_Walter
Italian partisan and politician (1909–1973)
Walter Audisio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter auˈdiːzjo]; 28 June 1909 – 11 October 1973), also known by his nom-de-guerre Colonel Valerio, was an Italian
Walter_Audisio
German-British actor (1924–1997)
Walter Jack Gotell (born Walter Jacques Goettel; 15 March 1924 – 5 May 1997) was a German-British actor. He was well known for his role as General Gogol
Walter_Gotell
Fictional character created by James Thurber
Walter Jackson Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in The New Yorker on March
Walter_Mitty
German-American architect (1883–1969)
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈadɔlf ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈɡʁoːpiʊs]; 18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was a German-American architect and founder of the Bauhaus
Walter_Gropius
American plagiarist (1915–2000)
Walter Stanley Keane (October 7, 1915 – December 27, 2000) was an American plagiarist who became famous in the 1960s as the claimed painter of a series
Walter_Keane
American physicist (1902–1987)
Walter Houser Brattain (/ˈbræt.n/ BRAT-n; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with
Walter_Brattain
American music industry executive (1933–2021)
Walter Yetnikoff (August 11, 1933 – August 9, 2021) was an American music industry executive who was the president of CBS Records International from 1971
Walter_Yetnikoff
American football player and coach (1859–1925)
Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American college football player and coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American
Walter_Camp
American woodwind musician (1945–2026)
Walter Joseph Parazaider (/pærəˈzeɪdər/; March 14, 1945 – June 17, 2026) was an American woodwind musician who was a founding member of the rock band Chicago
Walter_Parazaider
American film editor and sound designer
Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. His work includes THX 1138, Apocalypse Now, The
Walter_Murch
Argentine footballer (born 1978)
Walter Adrián Samuel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwalteɾ saˈmwel];[citation needed] born Walter Adrián Luján; 23 March 1978) is an Argentine former professional
Walter_Samuel
American actor (born 1947)
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American retired character actor, who appeared in more than 170 films and television roles. He is best known
Tracey_Walter
American blues harmonica player (1930–1968)
Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter. His revolutionary
Little_Walter
Topics referred to by the same term
Walter White may refer to: Walter White (Breaking Bad), a character in the television series Breaking Bad Walter White Jr., character in the television
Walter_White
Scottish clergyman
Walter Balcanquhall (1586? – 1645) was a Scottish clergyman who became a staunch royalist and supporter of the church policy of Charles I of England. He
Walter_Balcanquhall
American gossip reporter (1897–1972)
Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was an American syndicated newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville
Walter_Winchell
Puerto Rican astrologer (1932–2019)
Walter Mercado Salinas (March 9, 1931 – November 2, 2019), also known by his stage name Shanti Ananda, was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and
Walter_Mercado
Australian competitive freediver, freediving judge and freediving instructor
Walter Steyn is an Australian competitive freediver, freediving judge and freediving instructor. He has set 33 Australian national freediving records and
Walter_Steyn
2023 American television series
My Life with the Walter Boys is an American teen drama television series developed by Melanie Halsall which premiered on Netflix on December 7, 2023. It
My_Life_with_the_Walter_Boys
American novelist (born 1952)
Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling
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German rally driver (born 1947)
Walter Röhrl (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁøːɐ̯l] ; born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia
Walter_Röhrl
American baseball player and manager (1887–1946)
Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager
Walter_Johnson
Topics referred to by the same term
Richard Walter may refer to: Richard Walter (psychologist), American forensic psychologist Richard Walter (writer), American author, educator and screenwriter
Richard_Walter
Brazilian filmmaker (born 1956)
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption
Walter_Salles
American writer (1928–1984)
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (/ˈtɛvɪs/; February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into
Walter_Tevis
American musician (born 1958)
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasiev; Russian: Владимир Никитич Афанасьев, February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s
Walter_Afanasieff
American football player (born 2003)
Walter Nolen III (born October 14, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League
Walter_Nolen
American artist (1871–1963)
Walter Bowman Russell (May 19, 1871 – May 19, 1963) was an American impressionist painter, sculptor, property developer, and author. Russell wrote extensively
Walter_Russell
Dutch astrophysicist (born 1936)
Walter Hendrik Gustav Lewin (born January 29, 1936) is a Dutch astrophysicist and retired professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Walter_Lewin
American rock musician (born 1948)
Walter Egan (born July 12, 1948) is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 Gold-certified hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his second album
Walter_Egan
American businessman (1908–2002)
Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated
Walter_Annenberg
American rock musician
Walter Arthur Schreifels (born March 10, 1969) is an American rock musician from New York City. In the late 1980s, he played in many New York hardcore
Walter_Schreifels
American actor (born 1986)
Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and professional wrestler. He starred as murderer Larry Hall in the 2022 true crime miniseries
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American historian (1937–2022)
Walter Emil Kaegi (November 8, 1937, New Albany, Indiana – February 24, 2022) was a historian and scholar of Byzantine history, professor of history at
Walter_Kaegi
American military physician (1851–1902)
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban-American doctor
Walter_Reed
American mathematician (1921–2010)
Walter Rudin (May 2, 1921 – May 20, 2010) was an Austrian-American mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In
Walter_Rudin
English landowner and soldier
Colonel Sir Geoffrey Walter Fownes Luttrell KCVO MC KStJ JP (2 October 1919 – 3 April 2007) was an English landowner in Somerset and a soldier who distinguished
Walter_Luttrell
British theatre actor pseudonym
Walter Plinge is a pseudonym, used in British theatres since the 19th century on occasions when it is not possible or desirable to make an actor's real
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American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923–1969)
Walter Harry Pitts Jr. (April 23, 1923 – May 14, 1969) was an American logician who worked in the field of computational neuroscience. He proposed landmark
Walter_Pitts
American professional golfer (1892–1969)
Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th
Walter_Hagen
German composer and conductor
Walter Goehr (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈɡøːɐ̯]; 28 May 1903 – 4 December 1960) was a German composer and conductor who from 1937, lived and worked in the UK. He
Walter_Goehr
14th-century English chronicler
Walter of Guisborough was a canon regular of Gisborough Priory in Yorkshire and English chronicler of the 14th century. His chronicle has historical importance
Walter_of_Guisborough
British streaming service
Walter Presents is a video-on-demand service of the UK's Channel 4, part of its streaming platform. Launched on 3 January 2016, it specialises in foreign-language
Walter_Presents
Breaking Bad character
Walter Hartwell White, also known by his alias Heisenberg, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American crime drama television series Breaking
Walter_White_(Breaking_Bad)
American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1951)
Walter Trout (born March 6, 1951, in Ocean City, New Jersey, United States) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Trout attended Collingswood
Walter_Trout
American economist
Walter Isard (April 19, 1919 – November 6, 2010) was a prominent American economist, the principal founder of the discipline of regional science, as well
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Walter is a German and English masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements meaning "power" or "ruler", and "army". The name Walter
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Walter Kiechel III (born July 21, 1946, in Tecumseh, Nebraska) is an author and business journalist. He has served as Managing Editor of Fortune magazine
Walter_Kiechel
World's heaviest person
Walter Hudson (June 5, 1944 – December 24, 1991) was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at
Walter_Hudson
British artist (1860–1942)
Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist
Walter_Sickert
American industrialist (1871–1923)
Walter Emmett Flanders (March 4, 1871 – June 18, 1923) was an American industrialist in the machine tool and automotive industries and was an early mass
Walter_Flanders
Guyanese politician, activist and historian (1942–1980)
Walter Anthony Rodney (23 March 1942 – 13 June 1980) was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped
Walter_Rodney
Italian manager and retired association football player (born 1961)
Walter Mazzarri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter madˈdzarri]; born 1 October 1961) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is
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English noble (c. 1553–1614)
Sir Walter Cope (c. 1553 – 30 July 1614) of Cope Castle in the parish of Kensington, Middlesex, England, was Master of the Court of Wards, Chamberlain
Walter_Cope
Topics referred to by the same term
Walter Müller or Mueller may refer to: Walter Mueller (1894–1971), American baseball player Walter Müller (biathlete) (1940–1966), Austrian Olympic biathlete
Walter_Müller
Austrian professional wrestler (born 1987)
Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name
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Intelligence officer in Nazi Germany (1910–1952)
Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (16 January 1910 – 31 March 1952) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) functionary during the Nazi era who rose through the ranks
Walter_Schellenberg
American convicted murderer (1935–2018)
Walter Leroy Moody Jr. (March 24, 1935 – April 19, 2018) was an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to death and executed in Alabama for the
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German composer
Walter Zimmermann (born 15 April 1949) is a German composer associated with the Cologne School. Born in Schwabach, Germany, Zimmermann studied composition
Walter_Zimmermann
Topics referred to by the same term
Walter Anderson may refer to: Walter Anderson (historian) (1723–1800), British historian Walter Anderson (folklorist) (1885–1962), German ethnologist
Walter_Anderson
English composer
Walter Frye (ob. 1474?) was an English composer of vocal music of the early Renaissance whose best known composition is Ave Regina. Nothing certain is
Walter_Frye
American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
Joseph Walter Jackson (July 26, 1928 – June 27, 2018) was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted
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English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894)
Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 – 30 July 1894) was an English essayist, art and literary critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great
Walter_Pater
Anglo-American journalist (1884–1957)
Walter Duranty (25 May 1884 – 3 October 1957) was an Anglo-American journalist who served as Moscow bureau chief of The New York Times for fourteen years
Walter_Duranty
Comics character
Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Uncanny
Sasquatch_(comics)
14th-century author
Walter Brit (alternatively Brit, Brytte, or Brithus) (fl. 1390), was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and the reputed author of several works on astronomy
Walter_Brit
Topics referred to by the same term
Walter Elliot or Elliott may refer to: Walter Elliot (naturalist) (1803–1887), Scottish Indian civil servant and naturalist Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)
Walter_Elliot
Walter William Laird (26 July 1920 – 30 May 2002) was a major influence in the development of Latin American dancing in Britain after the Second World
Walter_Laird
German SS officer in Nazi Germany (1906–1984)
subsequently escaped and was never brought to trial. According to the MI5 file on Walter Rauff released in 2005: Rauff joined the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy)
Walter_Rauff
Topics referred to by the same term
Walter Jones may refer to: Walter Jones (actor, born 1874) (1874–1922), American stage and film actor Walter Emanuel Jones (born 1966), American actor
Walter_Jones
Scottish football player and manager (1948–2021)
Walter Ferguson Smith (24 February 1948 – 26 October 2021) was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells
Walter_Smith
Walter Dwight Wilcox (1869–1949) was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region. Wilcox was educated at Phillips Academy
Walter_Wilcox
American animator (1899–1994)
Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz
Walter_Lantz
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Walter Harris may refer to: Walter Harris (author) (1925–2019), British author and broadcaster Walter Harris (artist) (1931–2009), Canadian artist Walter
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English
English : habitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, from Old English GÅsford ‘goose ford’ + sÄ«c ‘small stream’.This name is first recorded as that of a manor near Ormskirk held by Walter de Gosefordsich in the late 13th century.
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English : patronymic from an altered form of the personal name Walter.English : variant of Water 2.Irish : when not the English surname, an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin, Hiskey, Tydings).James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
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English
English : unexplained.South German : variant of Walli, from a short form of any Germanic personal name formed with Old High German waltan ‘to rule’ as a first part, as in Walter.
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English and German
English and German : patronymic from Walter.
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English
English : variant of Walter, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name.English and German (Rhineland) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water, Middle English, Low German water.Irish : adopted as an English translation of Gaelic Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’.
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English (mainly Sussex)
English (mainly Sussex) : habitational name from Pelham in Hertfordshire, so called from the Old English personal name PÄ“otla + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.The manor of Pelham in Hertfordshire, England, was held by Walter de Pelham in the reign of Edward I (1272–1307). His descendants became constables of Pevensey Castle, Sussex, and were so influential that their badge, the buckle, is seen in at least eleven of the county’s churches, and as a decoration on iron chimney-backs in Sussex farmhouses. Various branches of the family were ennobled and their titles include earl of Chichester and earl of Yarborough. The family also once held the dukedom of Newcastle and the marquessate of Clare. Peter Pelham (b. c. 1695), an engraver, emigrated to Boston after 1728, and was stepfather to the artist John Singleton Copley.
Boy/Male
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Son of Walter.
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English : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat (Old English bucc(a)) or a male deer (Old English bucc). Old English Bucc(a) is found as a personal name, as is Old Norse Bukkr. Names such as Walter le Buk (Somerset 1243) are clearly nicknames.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bÅc).German : from a personal name, a short form of Burckhard (see Burkhart).North German and Danish : nickname for a fat man, from Middle Low German bÅ«k ‘belly’. Compare Bauch.German : variant of Bock.German : variant of Puck in the sense ‘defiant’, ‘spiteful’, or ‘stubborn’.German : topographic name from a field name, Buck ‘hill’.Emanuel Buck came from England to Plymouth Colony in the 1640s and in 1647 settled in Wethersfield, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used
to distinguish a son from his father with the same forename or perhaps
a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner.Scottish : habitational name for someone from the lands of
Windshiel (formerly Winscheill) in Berwickshire.Robert Winchell came from England to Windsor, CT, in 1635.
In the case of the broadcaster Walter Winchell (1897–1972)
the surname is an Anglicized form of Jewish
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Vatierville in Seine-Maritime, France, so named from the personal name Walter + Old French ville ‘settlement’.
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English
English : from a pet form of Wat(t), a short form of Walter.
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English : probably from an Old English personal name of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of Bothe or akin to Butt. However, forms such as Walter le Botte (Oxfordshire 1279) seem to point to a nickname or occupational name, perhaps from Old French bot ‘butt’, ‘cask’, or bot ‘toad’. Compare Bottrell.South German : occupational name for a messenger, from Middle High German bote ‘messenger’, ‘emissary’.Danish : according to Søndergaard, from Dutch bot, both ‘flounder’ (the fish).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country’s important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. In 1578 Raleigh was granted a patent to explore and colonize “unknown lands†in America.
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 English form of German Walther, WALTER means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tūn ‘settlement’.Described as being from Kent, England, Walter Everendon (d. 1725) was a colonial gunpowder manufacturer who ran a mill in Neponset in the township of Milton, across the river from Dorchester, MA. The first person to make gunpowder in America, Everendon eventually took majority interest in the mill and sold out to his son. The family, which also spelled their name Everden and Everton, continued to manufacture powder until after the Revolution.
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English : origin uncertain. Possibly it is a variant of Welsh Bevans.William Walter Beavers, from whom many bearers of this American family name are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg Co. VA. He died in about 1807 in Elbert Co., GA.
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English : habitational name from any of various places called Clifford, for example in Devon, Gloucestershire, West Yorkshire, and in particular Herefordshire. The place name is derived from Old English clif ‘slope’ + ford ‘ford’.A family of this name trace their descent from Walter de Clifford, who acquired the surname from Clifford Castle near Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, in the 12th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
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English : habitational name from any of the many places called Newbury, named with the Old English elements nēowe ‘new’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’ (see Berry 1 and Bury).Thomas Newberry emigrated from Devon, England, to Dorchester, MA, in 1634. Among his descendants were a number of very successful manufacturers and entrepreneurs, including the brothers Oliver (1789–1860) and Walter (1804–68) Newberry, whose prosperity was linked with the growth and development of Chicago.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : like Bate, a derivative of the Middle English personal name Batte, a pet form of Bartholomew.English : possibly from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name or byname Bata, of uncertain origin and meaning, but perhaps akin to batt ‘cudgel’ and so, as a byname, given to a thickset man or a belligerent one.English : topographic name, of uncertain meaning. That it is a topographic name seems clear from examples such as Walter atte Batte (Somerset 1327), but the meaning of the term is in doubt although it is found in medieval field names.German : from a medieval personal name (Latin Beatus ‘Blessed’), bestowed in honor of the apostle who was reputed to have brought Christianity to Switzerland and southern Germany.
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