Walter

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Opinions on Walter? NN Walt?

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.

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

Will you mind if he gets called Wally by others?

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

Great minds Speak!

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

I like it.

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

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

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

Awful

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Breaking bad fan?

I love Walt and Walter! It was on our list

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

I like it!

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.