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Help[Opinions] Re: Is the name Walter too old fashion?
in reply to a message by Emezli
I've met a kid named Walter. He had a little sister named Honor. This was in the midwestern US.
It does seem old-fashioned in that it gives off a buttoned-up Edwardian vibe to me similar to Alfred or Laurence (or it gives the impression of a "grandpa name" that could get more popular, sort of like Casper), but there's nothing wrong with that. Walt lightens it up, and I like that as a NN.
It doesn't sound old-fashioned in a goofy way like I'd feel Chester or Elmo does.
It does seem old-fashioned in that it gives off a buttoned-up Edwardian vibe to me similar to Alfred or Laurence (or it gives the impression of a "grandpa name" that could get more popular, sort of like Casper), but there's nothing wrong with that. Walt lightens it up, and I like that as a NN.
It doesn't sound old-fashioned in a goofy way like I'd feel Chester or Elmo does.
This message was edited 4/21/2025, 1:35 PM
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Elmo is too associated with Sesame Street without that association I think it wouldn't be seen as goofy.
Names are often used for silly characters like that in the first place because they are considered comically old-fashioned (Garfield, Kermit, Homer). But yeah, I like Elmo, and maybe it could have made a comeback (but won't while the character keeps it stuck in its comically old-fashioned phase). O ending names are popular now, but I think it sounded old-fashioned to people when it was chosen for the character because it was associated with names like Eldred, Elwood, Elmer.
This message was edited 4/22/2025, 8:42 AM