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?

[BlueStarsAtNight]

I prefer Rupert of the two, though I would probably keep it in the category of "quite like but wouldn't use it".

Walter and Walt always feel a bit awkward in my mouth as I say them, they don't flow nicely off the tongue. I would also worry about Wally.

[ralinax294]

I like Rupert but not Walter.

[flipflopsonfifthavenue]

thanks everyone.
I agree that Rupert could be a bit 'wet' and I keep hearing Woopert. Plus, I have a Teddy/Edward so I can't really have two bears...!

DP is Canadian so we quite like the N. American connotations of Walt, and like names like Hank (Henry), Chuck (Charles) too...

I've not seen Breaking Bad but I guess there is always something in popular culture that inspires names, so in itself I don't think that's a negative thing. Plus, DS' peers won't make the link, it'll just be his parents' generation I reckon.

Thanks again. Might go with a Ben or a Sam ;)

[Floop]

I love Hank!

[flipflopsonfifthavenue]

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

[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.

[Bowlersarm]

I love Rupert.

Dislike Walter.

I actually quite like Chuck, or Chay for Charles.

What about Rufus, and Roo?

[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

[MrsPatMustard]

They sound a bit sappy to me. Sorry

[Legionofboom]

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

[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!

[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

[Castlemilk]

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

[BackforGood]

[bouncingbelle]

Hank - wank
Chuck - chuckie

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

[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.

[ProfessorPickles]

I love Walter

[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.

[birdofthenorth]

Love both. Especially Walter. Walt is fab.

[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.

[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.

[SunshineAndShadows]

Walter the softy nn Wally

[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"!!

[EthelredOnAGoodDay]

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

[squoosh]

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