Galdieri
This form is an altered form of the surname Gualtiero.
Origin and meaning
A given name of Germanic origin (Walther / Waldhari), formed from wald ("power, dominion") and hari ("army"), with the meaning "commander of the army" or "mighty in war". From this name derive numerous Italian surnames, among them Gualtieri, Gualteri, Gualterio and various regional variants arisen through phonetic and dialect adaptations.
The derived surnames are:
- Gualtieri, Gualterio and Gualterotti (central Italy);
- Gottieri (Gautier), Guattéri, Vautero, Vaudero, Vottero, Bottero and Bottiero (all Piedmontese);
- Cáutero, Valtri and Vatri (Friulian);
- Baldari (Waltarius, southern, from southern Italy);
- Boldorini, Boldrini and Boltieri (Lombard).
And, with further changes:
- Gattéri (Venetan); Gualdieri, Gualderini, Galdieri and Valdrè (Romagnol);
- Valteroni, Vatteroni, Guantieri, Calderini (?), Calderoni (?) and Galtrucco (Piedmontese), and from the last of these possibly Trucchi and Trucco.
Altered forms and derivatives
- Baldari
- Boldorini
- Boldrini
- Boltieri
- Bottero
- Bottiero
- Calderini
- Calderoni
- Cáutero
- Galdieri
- Galtrucco
- Gattéri
- Gottieri
- Gualderini
- Gualdieri
- Gualterio
- Gualterotti
- Gualtieri 📄 (own page)
- Guantieri
- Guattéri
- Tarozzi
- Tarugi
- Teri 📄 (own page)
- Terreno
- Terrone
- Teruzzi
- Tieri 📄 (own page)
- Trauzzi
- Trucchi
- Trucco 📄 (own page)
- Valdrè
- Valteroni
- Valtri
- Vatri
- Vatteroni
- Vaudero
- Vautero
- Vottero
Geographic distribution: Central Italy, Piedmont, Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany
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The 38 recorded variants show how a single group of related surnames evolved according to geographic area, historical period, and dialect.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Bongioanni, A. (1940). Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di ricerche etimologiche e storiche. Milano: Fratelli Bocca.