| The boy name Walker [ 2 syll. wal-ker, wa-lk-er ] is pronounced as WAOKer KEY. Walker is primarily used in English and it is of Old English origin. Developed from the words 'wealcan' to roll ; 'wealcian' to roll up. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the medieval profession of a 'walker', someone who trod on woollen cloth in a special composite to thicken it and prepare it for use. Walker is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 2005, 0.038% of baby boys were named Walker. It was #369 in rank then. In 2007, its usage was 0.027% and its ranking #459, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its family. KEY: Pronunciation for Walker: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
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