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Know any children called Walter?

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Bagging · 02/07/2022 18:53

Do they avoid the nn Wally? What are they called instead?

In general is it easy to avoid the nn Wally?

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junebirthdaygirl · 02/07/2022 19:57

Know an 80 year old called Walter and he is very definitely a Walter.. always!
Know a 60 year old Walter..often called Wally down through his life but his family always say Walter
Know a 3 year old..different family and he is always Walter.
Beautiful name.

Ikeabag · 02/07/2022 19:46

Yes, he gets Walt. I rarely hear "wally" as a descriptor used these days - it never occurred to me that it could be a nn for Walter when I heard his name. I wasn't sure about it at first but the wee kid is excellent crack, makes my day when I see him - and I love it now.

Ohthatsexciting · 02/07/2022 19:32

My eldest son!

i love love love love it.

he is 17 and everyone knows him as “Walt”

Festivalpartygirl · 02/07/2022 19:30

Yes and he hated it, now goes by a completely different name now he’s older.

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Bagging · 02/07/2022 19:22

@Calmondeck, nice! How old is your Walter?

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Calmondeck · 02/07/2022 19:21

I have a Walter who is Walt most of the time. Two of his cousins, unprompted, call him Walty, one little friend calls him Waltz. So far no Wally from anyone.

Lalosalamanca · 02/07/2022 19:10

I know a 5 year old Walter. Nn Walt. There's time yet though for wally

olympicsrock · 02/07/2022 19:09

10 year old Walter known as Walter.

Rtmhwales · 02/07/2022 19:06

I know a 12 year old Walter. Only known as Walter.

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Bagging · 02/07/2022 19:02

@KittenKong, would you like to reveal when (which decade) this was?

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vera16 · 02/07/2022 19:00

There's one in my DCs pre-school. The other children are convinced that his name is Water.

twomumsonebump · 02/07/2022 18:59

Yes and he is just called Walter!

SummerLobelia · 02/07/2022 18:57

A friend has a Walter called Walt.

He is the most adorable little guy. I love the name because I associate it with him.

sunshineandshowers40 · 02/07/2022 18:55

I know one, around 7/8. No nicknames as far as I'm aware.

Beees · 02/07/2022 18:55

I've taught 3 recently under the age of 8 and all 3 of them were called Walt. I would imagine Walt is a much more likely nickname than Wally.

KittenKong · 02/07/2022 18:54

I was at school with a Walter. Yes he was called Wally. He was quite an angry kid too (possibly because of being called Wally).