Walter

[OrangeTrees16]

Opinions on Walter? NN Walt?

[Goingtobeawesome]

Walter is fabulous. Don't like Walt. You'll get comments about it is an old fashioned horrible name and the child will be teased.

[GazingAtStars]

Horrible...please don't do it. If you must do an old man name what about Wilfred / Wilf?

[SpeakNoWords]

Will you mind if he gets called Wally by others?

[Watto1]

Would you be happy with people calling him Wally? Sadly I thing that would inevitable .

[Watto1]

Great minds Speak!

[OrangeTrees16]

I actually don't hate Wally... I wouldn't pick it, but don't hate it

[SvartePetter]

I like it.

[bigarse1]

my stepsons name - horrible. people never ever pronounce the 'l' so he gets called water

[SpeakNoWords]

You know Wally mean a silly or daft person , yes?

[OrangeTrees16]

Yes but it's hardly used where I live and I know a Wally and no one comments

[BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington]

Awful

[Blue2014]

I love it. I knew a very cool Walter once, tattooed roadie for bands, lovely man.

[SpeakNoWords]

Will your son always live in the same area as where you are now?

[SorenaJ]

People have the ability to choose their own nicknames. If he doesn't like Wally, then he tells people that he doesn't want to be called Wally.

I like Walter. It's a pleasant name.

[AuntieStella]

Walter was very much out of fashion when I was at school and continues to be swerved by my generation because Walter was the main 'softie' in the Beano and because Wally is used a perjorative term.

Also Walt is used (increasingly, and very widely in military circles) as short version of labelling someone a Walter Mitty, again perjorative.

You need to be absolutely sure about those two angles before using the name.

[OliviaBensonOnAGoodDay]

I know a man in his 20s called Walter - he goes by Walker, he finds his name embarrassing.

[SirChenjin]

Don't like it at all, sorry. Some names have fallen out of favour for a very good reason.

[Idodo]

Very wet. Even worse than Malcolm (see other thread.)

[SpeckledyBanana]

I love this (family) name but my mid-20s relly who got landed with it loathes it.

[Enidblyton1]

I'm not a fan, but then I loved the Beano.
Walter will always be a weak and watery personality to me.

[Helsinkimorning]

Breaking bad fan?

[MiniMaxi]

I love Walt and Walter! It was on our list

[MiniMaxi]

(It's a family name so perhaps a bit biased)

[Sophronia]

I like it!

[Pluto30]

The only Walter I've known was a complete and total asshole.

So I don't like it.

Plus, he got Wally. Because he was one.