First names in Hebrew

First name Walter: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וולטר

Gematria value: 251

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Walter is written וולטר

Meaning and origin

What does Walter mean?

Meaning: "commander of the army"
Origin: Germanic

Walter comes from the Germanic Walthari, made of wald, "rule, power", and hari, "army": "the one who commands the army". It came to England with the Normans and was among the most given names in America in the early twentieth century.

Gematria

Walter = 251

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. וולטר has 5 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total251

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Walter, from ו to ר:

וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם אַבְרָהָם אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּין־קָדֵשׁ וּבֵין שׁוּר וַיָּגׇר בִּגְרָר׃

“Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev; he settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he sojourned in Gerar.”

Genesis 20:1

The book of your first name

Walter, in nine pages

• Walter, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Walter
• Walter, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Walter in three answers

How do you write Walter in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Walter is written וולטר.

What is the gematria value of Walter?
Written וולטר, Walter is worth 251: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Walter mean?
Commander of the army (origin: Germanic). Walter comes from the Germanic Walthari, made of wald, "rule, power", and hari, "army": "the one who commands the army". It came to England with the Normans and was among the most given names in America in the early twentieth century.