John Richard Kasich (/ËkeÉªsáµ»k/ KAY-sik; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, the 69th and current Governor of Ohio, first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Meaning & History. 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 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.eaning & History. 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.
The name Walter is widely used; it has 60 forms that are used in English and other languages. English forms include Walder, Walley, Wallie, Waltar, Walte, Walten, Walters, Walthar, Waltor, Waltur, Walty, Waltyr, Watson, and Woulter.urrently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1901 with 1.487% of baby boys being named Walter. It ranked at #12 then. The baby name has since steeply slipped in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent times.