Walt
[wɔlt]Meaning
short form of Walter
Background Story
Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. It is used in Anglo-Saxon, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Frisian, German, Germanic, Italian and Latvian. A famous bearer was the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).
Variations
walter, wally
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