Walt/Wilf etc?

[Bunappetite]

What do you think of these as full names? Any other alternatives? We want a short one syllable name

They are perfectly nice however they are abbreviations of longer names.

I also know 2 baby Wilf's in my circle alone.

How about short names that aren't abbreviations.

I like old classics such as Mark, Luke, etc.

Not popular and not many around now.

WALT - We are learning to...
WILF - What I'm looking for...
will be most primary teacher and teaching assistant's Pavlovian response!
But both reasonable names, taken separately. I prefer Wilf.

@Scarby9 beat me to it.

I prefer Walter and Wilfred but a lot of names are getting shortened at the moment

Frank?

Why not go the whole hog and have WAGOLL?

Like Wilf. Don’t like Walt (and I don’t like the Walt Disney association…)

Quadruplets:
WALT
WILF
WAGOLL
and ALF

So, moving on from primary school abbreviation lessons....

So, moving on from primary school abbreviation lessons....

You asked what people thought and you got some truthful answers. For anyone who works in a primary school, for primary aged children and for lots of parents this will be the connection they make. I don't know why on earth people ask for opinions and then get snippy when they get what they asked for.

I’m a primary school teacher and I didn’t think of this. I thought of them as names…as the OP asked. Sometimes I think people try and be funny rather than actually offering constructive advice or opinions🙄

Prefer Ralph.

My 6 yr DD would have been Wilfred (Wilfie) and that was way before Boris baby
I love Wilfie

Both are dreadfully drippy names. Awful.

I really like Walter. Will probably use it as a muddle name if I ever have a son. It's DPs grandpa's name and a family name for me too. I've always liked it. The Disney association doesn't bother me, I like Walt as an abbreviation. Appreciate its not everyone's taste but what name is

Sorry but I think he will get fed up saying "No, it's just Walt, not Walter" or "Wilf, not Wilfred" - so I wouldn't do it (it's not like Jack, Max, Harry etc where they are really well used as separate names).

There are a lot of nice, underused one syllable names though - if ones like traditional James, George, Charles, John, Mark, Luke etc are too popular or well known:

Hugh?
Seth?
Heath?
Flynn?
Rhys?
Sean?
Laith?
Joel?
Lev?

@IamnotwhouthinkIam oh, I love Seth!!

@Bunappetite, Seth is a good choice imo - perfect mix of contemporary sounding yet not too popular (since it's hovered just inside/ just outside of the top 100 over the last 15 years) , but it is traditional (Biblical and used by various classic authors) and easy to spell/well known.

Fred
Sam
Ben
Stan
Bert
Sid
Bill
Dan
Greg
Joe
Neil /Niall
Pete
Tom

Both are dreadful sorry

I like the name Walter, use the full time and have seen shorting of Walt of course and Walty with is cute.
I know of someone who goes my Woof as a nickname their name is Graham. Lots of possibilities.

Wilf is great, I also like Rafe

Seth is also a good un

@Scarby9

WALT - We are learning to... WILF - What I'm looking for... will be most primary teacher and teaching assistant's Pavlovian response! But both reasonable names, taken separately. I prefer Wilf.

That was my first thought and I had a few moments of confusion when I saw that it was on the baby names board.

Definitely not a good idea to use both names for twins. 😊

Wilf is ok but Walt has too many negative associations eg Walter the Softy (Beano) or Where's Wally. It's very close to wally (slang for idiot).

@Cbeebiesrehab

I’m a primary school teacher and I didn’t think of this. I thought of them as names…as the OP asked. Sometimes I think people try and be funny rather than actually offering constructive advice or opinions🙄

I wasn't trying to be funny; it was genuinely my first thought as it will be for a lot of people.