Valter

Valter is the Italian, Scandinavian, South Slavic, and Estonian form of Walter, a name of Germanic origin composed of the elements wald, meaning rule or power, and heri, meaning army. The name was introduced widely across Europe by Germanic peoples during the early medieval period and became common in many languages, each adapting the spelling to local phonetic conventions. The Brazilian Portuguese form Válter follows the same pattern. Walter, Walther, and Valtteri are among the closely related cognates found across European naming traditions.