Water Forename
Approximately 5,811 people bear this name
Water Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Waldhar, compound of vald ‘rule’ and harja ‘folk’. It was a favourite with the Normans, and was introduced by them into England at the time of the Conquest. The corresponding Old English name Wealdhere was never common.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,930 | 1:24,824 | 3,151 |
| United States | 100% | 384 | 1:944,107 | 20,184 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 334 | 1:531,630 | 16,354 |
| China | - | 197 | 1:6,934,293 | 59,350 |
| Indonesia | - | 124 | 1:2,080,352 | 105,762 |
| Egypt | 100% | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Brazil | 100% | 89 | 1:2,407,148 | 47,822 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 82 | 1:900,337 | 27,216 |
| India | 84% | 78 | 1:15,575,359 | 401,582 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 64 | 1:3,036,839 | 35,846 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Hong Kong | - | 30 | 1:258,424 | 3,493 |
| Canada | - | 23 | 1:1,440,581 | 24,592 |
| Netherlands | 91% | 19 | 1:889,583 | 16,206 |
| Germany | 100% | 18 | 1:5,370,993 | 21,319 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Myanmar | - | 16 | 1:3,246,767 | 1,079 |
| South Africa | 100% | 15 | 1:3,635,510 | 86,845 |
| Russia | 75% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Colombia | 100% | 13 | 1:3,675,302 | 23,534 |
| England | 100% | 12 | 1:4,633,577 | 43,450 |
| Argentina | 100% | 12 | 1:3,564,437 | 10,379 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Cameroon | 83% | 12 | 1:1,800,875 | 40,142 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Singapore | - | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Ecuador | - | 8 | 1:2,215,865 | 11,918 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Thailand | 100% | 7 | 1:10,009,402 | 140,485 |
| Italy | 97% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Philippines | 60% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| France | - | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| New Zealand | - | 4 | 1:1,134,011 | 10,998 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Liberia | 50% | 4 | 1:1,103,015 | 25,024 |
| Peru | 100% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Belarus | - | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
Water (11,690) may also be a surname.
Water Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Waldhar, compound of vald ‘rule’ and harja ‘folk’. It was a favourite with the Normans, and was introduced by them into England at the time of the Conquest. The corresponding Old English name Wealdhere was never common. Walter has been in use ever since its introduction, and gave rise to the surnames Walter, Walters, Watt, Watts, Watkin, Watson, Waters, Gwatkin, &c. Wat was the usual abbreviation until the 17th C, and apparently the full name was pronounced Water (cf. Shakespeare’s 2 Hen VI, IV. i. 31-5).
Walterus, Walterius Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1196- 1220. Galterus, Gualterus, Galterius, Gualterius Domesday Book 1086. Walter Hundred Rolls 1273. Wauter Writs of Parliament 1313, Exchequer Rolls 1306. Water English Register of Oseney Abbey, c. 1460 (E.E.T.S. 133-4) 1460, Church Registers of St. Dionis, Backchurch, 1538-1754 1579, Church Registers of St. Antholin, Budge Row, 1538-1754 1563. Gwalter S’ Antholin 1640. Gualter Church Registers of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, 1551-1754 1688.
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