Know any children called Walter?

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Do they avoid the nn Wally? What are they called instead?

In general is it easy to avoid the nn Wally?

I was at school with a Walter. Yes he was called Wally. He was quite an angry kid too (possibly because of being called Wally).

I've taught 3 recently under the age of 8 and all 3 of them were called Walt. I would imagine Walt is a much more likely nickname than Wally.

I know one, around 7/8. No nicknames as far as I'm aware.

A friend has a Walter called Walt.

He is the most adorable little guy. I love the name because I associate it with him.

Yes and he is just called Walter!

There's one in my DCs pre-school. The other children are convinced that his name is Water.

@KittenKong, would you like to reveal when (which decade) this was?

I know a 12 year old Walter. Only known as Walter.

10 year old Walter known as Walter.

I know a 5 year old Walter. Nn Walt. There's time yet though for wally

I have a Walter who is Walt most of the time. Two of his cousins, unprompted, call him Walty, one little friend calls him Waltz. So far no Wally from anyone.

@Calmondeck, nice! How old is your Walter?

Yes and he hated it, now goes by a completely different name now he’s older.

My eldest son!

i love love love love it.

he is 17 and everyone knows him as “Walt”

Yes, he gets Walt. I rarely hear "wally" as a descriptor used these days - it never occurred to me that it could be a nn for Walter when I heard his name. I wasn't sure about it at first but the wee kid is excellent crack, makes my day when I see him - and I love it now.

Know an 80 year old called Walter and he is very definitely a Walter.. always!
Know a 60 year old Walter..often called Wally down through his life but his family always say Walter
Know a 3 year old..different family and he is always Walter.
Beautiful name.

Yes 2, both under 7. Don't know them well but I think they're just known as Walter

I know a few in my wider circle, can't imagine they would want to be called Wally

A couple, known as either Walter or Walt

I just think of Walt Disney.
And Walter in the Beano. He looks like Jacob Rees Mogg.

I know two, 17 and 6, both called Walty at home and Walt everywhere else

Two, one is 6 and just Walter, the other is 2 and called Walt.

Yes, a few. All under seven.

I don't think people say wally any more.

One who is 2 and gets called Wally but his family instigated that. And one who is 13 who goes by his middle name because he hated being called Walter

There are a few older generation Walters in my family and they are called Walter or Wal ( Wally without the 'ee' sound)