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Walt

boy name · Germanic origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

ruler of the army (short form of Walter); Walt Whitman, poet of Leaves of Grass

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Walt peaked in the 2020s.

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