Waller
Old English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Waller
The name Waller is derived from the Old English occupational surname meaning "one who builds walls," from the word "wall" combined with the agent suffix "-er." It has Germanic linguistic roots through Old English and originally described a mason or laborer who constructed defensive or structural walls.
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Etymology
The name Waller is derived from the Old English occupational surname meaning "one who builds walls," from the word "wall" combined with the agent suffix "-er." It has Germanic linguistic roots through Old English and originally described a mason or laborer who constructed defensive or structural walls.
Waller is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Britain and its former colonies, and has no specific religious association; it emerged as a common occupational surname during the medieval period in England and remains a secular family name.
Waller currently ranks #4,026 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1921.
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