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Type Surname
Pronounced Pron. /gɒl.tə/, /gɑːl.tɜː/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsGalter, Gaulter

Meaning & History

This very unusual name has long been recorded in England but perhaps surprisingly as a Norman personal name. The first recording in England was as "Galterii" which appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 for London as a French form of the Olde German "Walter" translating as "Mighty Army".
Added 5/31/2019 by Anastasia Goulter
Edited 3/18/2020 by Mike C and Sofia