69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Dutch, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. /ˈeː.valt/(German) /ˈeː.ʋɑlt/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an Old German name that was composed of the elements ewa "law, custom" and walt "power, authority". This name was borne by two 7th-century saints from Northumbria who were martyred in Saxony. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsaiw/ewa/eo + wald/waltVariantsEwoud, Ewout(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesEvald(Danish) Evald(Estonian) Ēvalds(Latvian) Evald(Norwegian) Evaldo(Portuguese) Evald(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #161 in 1941 Czechia Last ranked #350 in 1942 France Last ranked #902 in 1918 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Name DaysName Days? Austria: October 3Poland: October 3 Categories currently out of the US top 1000, isograms, law, Orthodox saints, power, rulers, saints Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 51.
