Walther

Walther is a German male name meaning "powerful warrior" or "ruler of an administrative unit", from
Old High German „waltan“ ("to rule") and „heri“ ("Army"), similar to Harald. In modern German language "(Ver)walter" means administrator.

When used as a given name, the "h" is usually dropped, especially in English. The "h" is silent in German.

People

Walther as a given name

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

Walther as a family name

* Bernhard Walther, 15th-century German astronomer, referent of the eponymous lunar crater "Walther"
* Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811–1887), German-American Lutheran theologian
* Carl Walther, of Walther arms
* Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German organist and composer
* Erich Walther (1930–2005), German actor
* Gesine Walther (born 1962), German athlete
* Kerstin Walther (born 1961), German athlete
* Philipp Franz von Walther (1782-1849), German doctor

Companies

* Walther arms - German manufacturer of arms

ee also

* Walter