What do you think of Rupert and Walter?

[flipflopsonfifthavenue]

Both names slightly out of my comfort zone and within my "great names but would I really call my son it..?" zone but I have a soft spot for both.

Especially liking Roo and Walt for nicknames.

What do people think of them?

[Gemerama82]

To me those names would make me think you are either posh or trying to act posh!

[maggiethemagpie]

I love Rupert - not so keen on walter

[AWombWithoutARoof]

I like Walt, but not Walter.

Rupert is most definitely aquatic, or red-trousers posh.

[feelingmellow]

Walter will be shortened to Wallly. Do you really want that for your child?

[squoosh]

What do I think of Rupert and Walter?

Ummmm...................

[EthelredOnAGoodDay]

Love Walter, it's my DSs middle name and was my grandad's name. Not and have never been keen on Rupert.

[turdfairynomore]

Rupert is a bit "trying hard to be pretentious" to me?! Walter is ok. If I were married to North American I'd use Chase! With my NI accent it's a bit "flat"!!

[SunshineAndShadows]

Walter the softy nn Wally

[ViviPru]

Love Rupert nn Roo. It's my first choice for the Prulet due December. It manages to be classic and neutral like many of the top 20 boys names yet uncommon. Masculine without being overpowering, it puts me in mind of intelligence and understatement.

[SantasLittleMonkeyButler]

Water is DH's family name - FIL and the first born son for many generations before him were all called it. When asked at a family party (FIL's side of the family) once, why she had not carried on the tradition and called DH Walter, MIL replied "because there are enough Wallys in this family already. Besides which it's an awful name for anyone under 60." Which it is.

I don't like Rupert either - sorry. It doesn't help that I've only met two in RL and both have been pretentious twats (young men in their 20s). Had I met lovely, friendly, down to earth Ruperts I would probably feel differently.

[birdofthenorth]

Love both. Especially Walter. Walt is fab.

[florascotia]

I like Rupert and prefer it to Walter (though that's OK, too, IMHO), but I do think that the context is important. If you live somewhere where there is a wide range of names, then I don't think that anyone would bat an eyelid.

Ditto if you lived in an area where people really do call their children (to use Mumsnet stereotypes) Persephone and Percival.

But if your little one were to go to a school where there is a narrow range of names, then that might just possibly cause problems.

And two children with names linked to bears might be thought a leetle odd.
Unless, like the family mentioned by previous poster, you boldly made a feature of it and called a DD Ursula or Callisto, or the next DS Orson or Arcturus.

[ProfessorPickles]

I love Walter

[Tauriel1]

I don't think of Walter as 'wet'. But my Grandad was Walter and he was a hot headed, rude but hilarious sod.

I think it's a cool name, but he always said he hated that people nicknamed him Wally.

[bouncingbelle]

Hank - wank
Chuck - chuckie

What about Seth, Evan, Clay - all quite North American sounding to me!

[BackforGood]

[Castlemilk]

BackforGood - could check the name stats next year for a Paddington?

[BackforGood]

That was my face too Legion
Sadly, I don't think I'll get to hear - I came across them in a work environment and I'm not sure I'll ever hear what she goes for for the 3rd

[ACM88]

I watched breaking bad, so I don't at all think wet when I hear Walter, more along the lines of genius crystal meth drug dealer Hahaha

Love rupert, I also like Percy which I hold in similar regard!

[Legionofboom]

at looking for a 3rd bear name. Is he called Barnaby?

[MrsPatMustard]

They sound a bit sappy to me. Sorry

[BackforGood]

I'm in the 'soppy' camp I'm afraid.

I came across a family a few months ago where the boy (I met) was called Rupert and I was told that the Mum wanted all her dc to be called Bears' names - his elder brother was Teddy, and they were trying to think of other 'bear' names for the younger one she was expecting

[Bowlersarm]

I love Rupert.

Dislike Walter.

I actually quite like Chuck, or Chay for Charles.

What about Rufus, and Roo?

[Legionofboom]

I agree that Rupert is wet and having siblings Rupert and Teddy is pushing it a bit

I'm not keen on Walter but don't mind Walt.

I quite like Hank too. Continuing the idea of TV connections it makes me think of Californication.

Ben and Sam are great, popular names.

Chuck is awful. Sorry.

[flipflopsonfifthavenue]

I posted on here months back about Hank and the response I got was resonantely WANK!!!!!!!!