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Walther
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Walther is a German male name meaning "powerful warrior" or "ruler of the world", from Old High German „waltan“ (to rule) and „heri“ (Army), similar to Harald.
When used as a given name, the h is mostly dropped, especially in English. The h is silent in German.
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- Walther von der Vogelweide, German poet (c. 1170 - c. 1230)
- Waltharius of the Waltharilied (9th century poem), about Visigoth Prince Walter of Aquitaine
- Bernhard Walther, 15th-century German astronomer, referent of the eponymous lunar crater "Walther" (not to be confused with the tiny lunar crater "Walter")
- Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811–1887), German-American Lutheran theologian
- Carl Walther, of Walther guns
- Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German organist and composer
- Walther guns - German manufacturer of arms
- Walter Engines a.s. - Czech manufacturer of aero-engines.
- Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft (HWK) - German manufacturer of rocket engines during WWII
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