Does Anyone Know A Pretty Female Version of Walter?

[emmanumber3]

DD due in a few weeks time - I think we finally have a first name (possibly) but would quite like to find a middle name from DH's family. Our DSs both have family names.

FIL (Walter) passed away suddenly in January - just before we announced the pregnancy to family & it would be nice, if possible, to use his name in some form.

Have looked at a few websites but really not found anything helpful at all.

Many thanks in advance for your help.

I'm about ten years late. In my culture (Eritrea, Africa) the female name for Walter is Walta. My baby sister's name is Walta. 🇪🇷🇺🇸

Trelawny?
I quite like Wallis.
DeWalt?

Walter apparently means commander of the army. Thinking about it that way, equivalents could be Amira, Iolani, Geraldine, Frieda, Malika, Vlatka and many others.

Vladislava.

But Wallis does seem like a better option.

Matilda.
Waltzing Matilda.

There is an old-fashioned German name, Waltrud, that could work, but I know it’s not to everyone’s taste. I kind of like it but I don’t think any child would thank me for it.

Or for more sound alike s maybe Valerie? Fallon?

Waleda?

Waltrina.

I love MelinaM's suggestion of Altair. I couldn't think of any nice feminine versions of Walter at all.

Some women add their maiden name as a second middle name and nobody bats an eyelid (then again I might be biased as this is common in my family). Could you treat Walter like a surname in style?

You could have: [feminine first name], [feminine middle name], Walter, [surname]

Oh damn zombie thread.

OP please come back and tell us what you chose.

Willa could be a name that gives a "nod" to Walter... but on the other hand, as someone said in another thread, why bother using a name in a tribute if you don't actually want to use the name itself... I'd probably stick to Walter for what it's worth.

@TreeSmuggler

Oh damn zombie thread.

OP please come back and tell us what you chose.

Bother. I got sucked in too.

Oh lord! A 2011 thread? Whoops.

I would go with just Walter or Walta

I know a baby Walter

Waltrud is a German girl’s name.

What about removing the -er- and using an a?
Walta

Sound a a bit more feminine. Not sure its a good sounding name though!

Trewla? Sorry op best I could do.

Waltress

ZOMBIE THREAD

Walter's twin sister!

Waltine
Walteena
Waltrina - my fave
Walterine
Perhaps characters created by Walt Disney
Minnie, Elsa, Daisy,Tiana etc.
Also characters in Sir Walter Scott's novels
Imogen, Rowena
Names that have same meaning - army ruler
Haralda, Hally, Hallie, Harolda, Haroldene,Haroldina