Walker
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Origin of the name Walker:
Transferred use of the surname that arose as an occupational name for a cleaner, fuller and thickener of cloth. The name is derived from the Middle English Walkere which is from the Old English wealcere (a walker), the root of which is the Old English wealcan (to roll, turn, and full cloth).
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My little boy is Walker, and I absolutely love it. Our friends met it with skepticism at first, but now we all very much agree that we could never imagine him named something else. LOVE it.
My youngest son is Walker, my husband named him after his great Uncle. Walker very much suits him b/c he is always moving and likes to be on the go.
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Walker Percy (born 1916), author
Walker Ross, son of "Today" show news anchor Anne Curry.
Walker Nathaniel Diggs (born 2009), son of Broadway and film actors Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs- Walker in song, story & screen: | Edit
Walker Texas Ranger, the main character played by Chuck Norris.
Walker-boh, Druid in Shannara series by Terry Brooks
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- #499 in United States
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