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Please say the first thing that comes into your head when you hear this name

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coochicoo · 03/04/2009 08:03

Walter

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macwoozy · 03/04/2009 08:25

beano

ohdearwhatamess · 03/04/2009 08:26

The Archers

missblythe · 03/04/2009 08:26

Love it!

DS is almost certain to be a Walter when he comes in 5 weeks.

Most people I have told have either pulled a face, or fallen about laughing, assuming I am joking. But I don't care. I love it, and a little toddler Walt is just too sweet.

Bucharest · 03/04/2009 08:26

Ferrets and flat caps.

BecauseImWoeufit · 03/04/2009 08:26

old man and brown tartan slippers, probably wearing a beige cardigan

Pollyanna · 03/04/2009 08:30

pigeons, corrie

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coochicoo · 03/04/2009 08:31

Hmmm, not wonderful first impressions! I'm with missblythe - I love it and think it's really cute. No one else agrees with me!

It was also my lovely Granddad's name which is another reason that I love it.

Most people say it's an 'old man' name but so were a lot of names before they became 'young' again.

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coochicoo · 03/04/2009 08:32

Meant to say thanks for your opinions too!! I think I'll still try to convince dh!

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seeker · 03/04/2009 08:35

"little toddler Walt is just too sweet. "

I agree. So that's 2/3 years of his life he'll have a fab name...........

brimfull · 03/04/2009 08:36

cronkite

PostAndGo · 03/04/2009 08:38

uuurgh

ScummyMummy · 03/04/2009 08:39

Anne of Green Gables' dead son

MrsMcCluskey · 03/04/2009 08:53

middle aged american man

PistachioLemon · 03/04/2009 08:54

Ignore them, it's a great name

LaDiDaDi · 03/04/2009 08:55

Wet.

Botbot · 03/04/2009 08:56

'Walter the Softy.'

Closely followed by 'one of Anne of Green Gables's children'.

maddylou · 03/04/2009 08:56

Old fashioned and the one I knew was a bit of a wimp----quite like it but not enough to use it

WantThisWantThat · 03/04/2009 08:58

Brown tweeds, nerdy, middle-aged bank manager

mrswoolf · 03/04/2009 08:59

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artichokes · 03/04/2009 09:01

I think of Walt on Lost and Qalt Disney. I actually like Walter as a name but hate Walt as a nn.

MmeLindt · 03/04/2009 09:01

Nothing comes into my head, I am a complete blank. I think that name is too bland for me to comment on.

NorkyButNice · 03/04/2009 09:02

Mitty

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 03/04/2009 09:04

Mitty
or old man

sleepsforwimps · 03/04/2009 09:16

Man wearing a bow tie.

Nancy66 · 03/04/2009 09:22

fat, ugly old man