Given name & surname
Gautier
“a strong ruler”
Gautier is a variant of Gauthier. One interpretation is “a strong ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gautier is a variant of Gauthier. One interpretation is “a strong ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Gautier’s family of names
In French usage, Gautier as a surname has a diminutive in GAUDREAU. In French usage, Gautier has a conventional equivalent in the English form Walter. In German usage, Gautier has a related form in Walther.
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Around the world
Gautier has relatives in 3 languages.
9 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gautier
- Walter VI of BrienneDuke of Athens and Governor of Florence1302–1356
- Gautier LarsonneurFrench footballerborn 1997
- Gautier de CoincyFrench abbot, poet and musical arranger1177–1236
- Gautier CapuçonFrench cellistborn 1981
- Gautier LlorisFrench association football playerborn 1995
- IgorrrFrench musicianborn 1984
- Walter the Chancellor12th-century French or Norman crusader and author1100–1119
- Gautier de MetzFrench writer1300–1300
- Gautier d'ArrasFlemish or French trouvère1135–1189
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