Waltheri

Old High German

Alternative forms

• Uualther, Uualter (Bavarian, 8th or 9th C.)
• Uualtheri (Bavarian, 9th-11th C.)

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Waltheri m

1. a male given name [10th C. CE]

Descendants

• Middle High German: Walther, Waltheri
  • German: Walther, Walter
• → Medieval Latin: Walterus (12th C.), Walherus (12th or 13th C.), Waltherus (12th-15th C.), Waltherius (9th-10th C.), Waldherus (15th or 16th C.), Waldarius, Waltharius