Galt

Norse
"high ground"

Galt Origin and Meaning

The name Galt is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "high ground".

A literary surname that's short, to the point, and very rare. It combines several origins: Scandinavian meaning "high ground", Scottish meaning "stranger", and English meaning "wild boar" (hello, secret animal name!).

Galt in Pop Culture

  • Place name. May also be from the Old German word that gives us Walter "commander of the army".
  • John Galtfrom Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged