Waldo
[ˈwɔːl.doʊ]Meaning
from a Germanic element meaning "power, authority"; also a surname form of Waltheof
Background Story
Waldo was originally a short form of Germanic names containing the Old Frankish element wald or Old High German walt, meaning "power, authority". It was borne by an 8th-century abbot of Reichenau and by the 12th-century French merchant Peter Waldo, founder of the Waldensians. As an English given name it is usually used in honour of Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose name came from a surname on his father's side, itself derived from the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Waltheof.
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