What do you think?

[hannahlevin]

Hello! My husband and I are considering "Walter" for our son, nickname would be Walt. Husband's American and loves Walter Cronkite/Walter Matthau, but we are residing in London, and I worry about how our son would be treated with such a clunky name! Any thought?! Thank you!

Love it.

What's wrong with Walter the softy? I doubt he'd be called a "softy" these days.

I like it we considered it briefly for DS

I immediate though Walter white then Walt disney. It's a nice name though x

I know a toddler Walter, I think it’s awful sorry.

I think it's awful. I grew up knowing a Walter and he hated it. He calls himself Will as he can't stand Walter.

Awful. When your baby is born you think they're the most gorgeous and squishy and lovely thing you've ever seen. I can't imagine looking at my tiny son and saddling him with such a clunky unattractive name. There are thousands of names available!

I think Walter is a fantastic name and Walt is an awesome nickname too.
People may think it is dated, it's also a very grand and bold name. I wouldn't let others opinion of it put you off. Also a lot of names from the early 1900's (Albert, Arthur, Louis, Oscar) are coming back into popularity now, names tend to get recycled every 100 years, so I think Walter could rise in popularity soon anyway, and people will come to throw away their 'old man' association.

My first thoughts are Walter White and then Walt Disney but I don’t overly dislike it as long as you’re in a ‘naice’ part of London where the T will be pronounced. In most London accents it risks sounding like water with a dropped T.

I think it's ghastly, sorry.