I don't know what this-jolly old-Jaundiced Jail,' Tom had paused to find a sufficiently complimentary and expressive name for the parental roof, and seemed to relieve his mind for a moment by the strong alliteration of this one, 'would be without you. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context.
How popular is Walter? The somewhat popular name Walter was the 302nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2016. This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records. It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #10 in 1914.
An interesting namebearer, recorded in the Dictionary of National Biography, was Francis Willis (1718 - 1807), a physician who attended King George 111rd in his first attack of madness in 1788, and who became popular at court.The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Wilys.his was dated 1327, in the Poll Tax Rolls of Staffordshire, during the reign of King Edward 111rd of England, 1327 - 1377. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to develop often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.