Updated February 1, 2024 Share: Table of contents Boy name origins & meanings German : Powerful warrior, army ruler Old English : Dweller by the wall Boy name variations Walter Wally Walther Watson Watkins Gautier Gauthier Ualtar Walton Walten Waltin How Popular Is The Name Walt Family name origins & meanings Variant of German Waldt, a topographic name from Middle High German walt ‘forest’. German : short form of Walther. Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Wald. Appears on 100 Boy Names That Mean Warrior (With Their Origins)