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The name GAUTIÈR comes from GAUTIER and is originally derived from WALTER, and may have Gascon, Occitan, Ancient Germanic, English, or Germanic origins.
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was the English courtier, poet and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). It was also borne by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and other notable works.
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