Walther

Walther
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Old German
Other names
Related names	Walter

Walther is a masculine given name. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German Walthari, containing the elements wald "rule" and hari - "army, warrior".

People

Given name

• Waltharius of the Waltharilied, a 9th century poem about Prince Walter of Aquitaine
• Walther von der Vogelweide, German poet (c. 1170 - c. 1230)
• Walther of England, or Gualterus Anglicus

Surname

• Bernhard Walther (1430-), German astronomer, referent of the eponymous lunar crater "Walther"
• Johann Jakob Walther (1650-1704) German composer/violinist
• Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German organist/composert/composer
  • neither to be confused with Johann Walter (1496-1570), cantor/composer and associate of Martin Luther
• Philipp Franz von Walther (1782-1849), German doctor
• Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811–1887), German-American Lutheran theologian
• Carl Walther (1858-1915), German gunsmith and founder of Walther arms
• Erich Walther (1930–2005), German actor
• Geraldine Walther (born 1951), American violist
• Kerstin Walther (born 1961), German athlete
• Gesine Walther (born 1962), German athlete

Companies

• Walther arms - German manufacturer of arms

See also

• Walter (disambiguation)