Wald 1688645 221262154 2008-06-23T19:31:53Z Ufinne 4476154 {{Wiktionary}} '''Wald''' has a number of uses. '''Wald''' is the [[German language|German]] word for a [[Forest]]/[[Woods]], and is cognate with [[Wood]], and [[Wold]]. ==Surname== * [[Abraham Wald]] (1902–1950), Hungarian mathematician of German descent * [[Charles F. Wald]] * [[Diane Wald]] * [[George Wald]] (1906–1997), American biologist and Nobel Laureate * [[Jerry Wald]] (1911–1962), American film producer and screenwriter * [[Lillian Wald]] (1867–1940), American nurse and social worker * [[Nicholas Wald]] British professor, Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] * [[Patricia Wald]] * [[Robert Wald]] (born 1947), American physicist * [[Warren Wald]] (born 1980), English ''Pop Idol'' contestant * [[List of Star Wars Old Republic characters#Wald|Wald (Star Wars)]], minor character in ''The Phantom Menace'' ==Place name== In Germany: *[[Wald, Baden-Württemberg]] *[[Wald, Upper Palatinate]], in the district of Cham, [[Bavaria]] *[[Wald (Allgäu)]], in the district of Ostallgäu, Bavaria In Switzerland: *[[Wald, Berne]] *[[Wald, Appenzell]] *[[Wald, Zurich]] In Austria: *[[Wald am Schoberpass]], in Styria *[[Wald im Pinzgau]], in Salzburger Land ==Other== *[[Wald test]], a test in statistics *[[WALD International]], a tuning company in [[Japan]] *[[We Almost Lost Detroit]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[de:Wald (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Wald]] [[fr:Wald]] [[it:Wald]] [[nl:Wald]] [[pt:Wald]] [[ru:Вальд]]