Ruler of the army
Derived from the Germanic elements 'wald' meaning rule and 'heri' meaning army. It is the traditional German form of the English name Walter and was a prominent name among medieval German nobility and poets.
Less common today
Walther isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,271 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Celebrated Middle High German lyric poet
Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist
German industrialist and Foreign Minister
Founder of the study of cytogenetics
