Gauthier: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gauthier – Meaning: rule of the army (army commander) – Origin: Germanic (via Old French, cognate of Walter) – Gender: Boy


Gauthier is a Germanic (via Old French, cognate of Walter) boy's name meaning “rule of the army (army commander)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Gauthier

Meaning: Rule of the army (army commander).

Origin: Germanic (via Old French, cognate of Walter).

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Gauthier

Gauthier doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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