Thoughts on Walter?

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It’s a family name and our daughter also has an older family name. I’m just worried it’s too old/strong. Other older boy name suggestions are welcome!

Walt/walter is a slang term for someone who lies about their military service or other stuff to try and make themselves look good (as in Walter Mitty) so I personally wouldn’t use it.

Same vibe as Mabel and Hazel, Edmund and George. Very late 19th century.

I love it.

I really like it

All these old names have come back though,eg Arthur!

Who is going to remember that these days- unless they’re very old!

Not keen, but not a name I would argue should not be given.

I know a lovely golden retriever called Walter. He is naughty but beautiful!

Some of these references, bloody hell.

I'm surprised by the negativity, I don't think it's a particularly controversial choice. I reckon most people wouldn't bat an eyelid to you introducing a Walter in your day to day life. If you like it, go for it.

Walter Bishop anyone?!

I know a young Walter with a sister named Phoebe, I was a little surprised at first as it’s unusual these days but got used to it very quickly and he hasn’t had any issues with teasing or anything.
Makes a refreshing change from the sea of Albies, Teddies and Judes imo.

Cute IMO, and I bet lots of people wouldn’t even know that Wally is an old fashioned nickname for Walter. Walt is also cute.

It’s dreadful sorry

It's beyond dire. Just awful.

Walter is Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe's poetic, queer-coded son, who dies in World War I in Rilla of Ingleside and is buried 'somewhere in France'.

Walt Whitman -- also poetic and queer, but heartier and longer-lived.

Less good: Walter Mitty, pitiful fictional daydreamy loser.

Most heroic: Walter Raleigh.

Many European and South Asian accents will turn the 'W' to 'V'. Valterrr.

How about Walter as a middle name, for tradition's sake?

I wish Arthur would come back 🤴

Still seems like an old man name to me. Not yet in the old dead man and therefore modern and trendy phase.

Also avoid if your surname is Wilson.

I like that.

Or Wallcarpet

How about:
Carew
Grenville
Louis
Philip

Love it. Little baby Walter!

I like it. It is a family name for us also. I had an Uncle Wal (never called Wally etc.), and my GF was called Walter. 21 years ago I called my son Stan (a family war time reference), and everyone said the same sort of things, "what an old man's name?, how can you call a baby that", you would be better with Liam, Jamie, Oscar, Archie, Louis, Ethan (and another thousand suggestions) but I stuck to my guns. I have never regretted it, and he loves his name, even now. He was the only one is school with the name. He also knows he was named for a family reason, and is fond of this. If you like it, then go for it, and don't listen to the doubters. If you have to compromise, a middle name. Then they can choose later what they are known by. x

Really dislike it

Walter is nice but Wally isn’t. Pity really.

Is Carew a traditional name for a person? It only makes me think of Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool - latterly known as Seaton Canoe after the famous life insurance fraud scandal!