"Wet" names?

[LotusClover]

Quite often I see people on here describing names as "wet". Sorry if I'm being stupid, but what is that supposed to mean?

Walter. To me it is the epitome of a weak, pathetic name. I must have met a real wet dweeb called Walter at some point to have such strong associations

Interesting that one of my sons' names has been as listed as "wet" several times now. We named him after a particularly macho historical figure with the name, on account of him being absolutely (and very surprisingly) massive when he was born. (Side note - ultrasound weight predictions are not always even remotely accurate...) Whereas one of my other children is named after an intellectual who might legitimately have been called wet, but that name made someone's "dry" list. Context is definitely important when it comes to how people perceive names.

@mrsavocet

Can I ask what the name is? Obviously knowing a person with that name can change your opinion, but these names just sound 'wet' on paper.

Both DH and I really like the name Tobin, but I’ve vetoed it on the basis that Toby (why seems inevitable) is really wet.

Florence, Tilly, Matilda, Lottie - all wet names that make me shudder (not envy)

Lawrence, Arthur, Albert/Bertie, Oscar

Poppy, Tillie, Gracie, Bella, Evie, Lexie, Phoebe.

Alfie, Charlie, Albie, Freddie, Riley, Frankie, Archie.

Basically nicknames as "full" names that are often described as cute.

Timothy and Matthew

Someone you can imagine being a bit wimpy and geeky. Not much personality.
Molly springs to mind

Neville
Archie
Milo

Sophie
Melanie
Katie

Simon

@finallychangedmyusername I don't think Riley is short for anything, is it?

Imogen, Sophie, Emily

Cuthbert, Walter, Horace, Neil, Brett, Janine, Sheila, Pam. All a bit squelch.

Good point @whatausername. Neither is Phoebe actually. My mistake. Still, I personally find both names wet.

Francis

Neil

Elliott

''Wet'' - simpering, sappy, ''I'm so nice'', ''I'm a yummy mummy''.

Wanting people to think you're middle class when you're really common as muck.

Wanting people to think you're ''exotic'' when you came from a council estate in Birmingham. We all know the ones. All that kind of old bullshit.

I don’t think it’s a class thing?! I just thought of it as a snotty child that cries a lot and tells tales to adults

Simon
Stephen
Robert
Archibald
Nathan

are all 'wet' imo

What I met the most gorgeous American named Walter so my views of that name went out of the window. Wet no -hot yes!

Names that are just amorphous sounds, e.g. Noah.

@poddles03 so what names don't fit into those categories?

Gabriel
Raphael
Teddy
Miles
Milo
Alan
Joseph
Isaac
Arthur
Walter
Scott
Harrison
Brandon
Oscar

Sophie
Lacey
Penelope
Claire
Poppy
Daisy
Laura
Polly
Molly