Word Origin & History. valid 1570s, having force in law, legally binding, from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus strong, effective, from valere be strong (see valiant). The meaning supported by facts or authority is first recorded 1640s.
Fowler is an English and/or Scots surname with a linguistic origin in the Old English fugelere, indicative of a person occupied as a bird-catcher.he early traces of the name of Fowler date from the time when savage invaders from the northern areas of Europe altered the history and the map of Europe by their invasions and raids of what is now France and England. The name Fowler comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Fugal, meaning fowl.
Foster /fos-ter/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced FAW-ster. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Foster is foster parent; forester; shearer; saddle-tree maker . Transferred use of the surname, an occupational name from foster, forester, forseter, or fuyster.Also variant of Forest.Kreatif forms: Fosterne, Fostertu, Fyoster.oster is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#923 out of 1220, Top 76%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#87 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census). Shown below is the baby name popularity of Foster for boys.