So cute I'm glad it's making a comeback. Gen z is finally bringing some sense back into baby names after that horrible era of concocted goofy millennial baby names.
I think it’s one of the singularly most horrible names ever created….
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Walter Nicks (1925 – 2007) was an African-American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher of jazz and modern dance. He was a certified master teacher of Katherine Dunham technique. He was professionally active for nearly 60 years.
This is my husband's top pick for our next son and it's growing on me. Yes, it's a bit old, but most names we like are and I like names that aren't overwhelmingly adored as I don't want my kids being one of many of the same name in every class, but familiar enough spelling & pronunciation shouldn't be an issue. Walter checks all these boxes as well as having for child-like nicknames like Wally or Waldo & handsome Walt for all ages. There's many pop culture references that gives to our positive associations such as Walt Longmire, Walter from Secondhand Lions, Walter Bishop from Fringe, Walter Mitty, etc. That for us, outweigh Walter from Breaking Bad. My only hesitation is we already have an Arthur so I worry they're too similar.
Walter Harper, the first person to set foot on the summit of Denali. He was a 20-year-old Irish-Koyukon guide for the Stuck-Karstens expedition of 1913.
I think Walter is a nice, strong name. It's classy and it ages well. Also, “power of the army” is a really cool meaning.
― Anonymous User 8/8/2023
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I really love this name and it reminds me of Walter Blythe (2nd son of Anne Shirley); So I can cry whenever I hear it. This name has a special place in my heart and I think boys with this upperclass name are nice and gorgeous.
Walter Mirisch (born November 8, 1921) is an American film producer who is the oldest living Academy Award recipient. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1968 for In the Heat of the Night.
Oh, Walter. I will admit that this is an old man name. But there are lots of other “old man names” being used today which are considered “vintage.” I think that Walter is vintage-vintage: it has all the features of an old classic, numerous famous bearers, and it hasn’t been commonly used since it dropped off the US top 100 names list in 1973. Walter hasn’t come back around quite yet (and maybe it won’t). But we might just find Walter popping up on one of those vintage baby name lists one day. This name actually first showed up on my radar when I watched and loved the newest version of the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."I named my son (now one year old) Walter Allen (Allen is his dad’s middle name). I remember scrutinizing this name on this website when I was considering it. Though it seems strange and old for a baby name, it actually fits him perfectly. Both his great-grandfathers were named Walter. His family adores his name and his young cousins call him Walty. I love the nickname Walt and when he is older he can choose between being called Walter or Walt. Lots of great famous bearers. Both his father and I have incredibly common names so we always knew we’d pick something different. Walter is actually a very, very common name--but it is unique for a young person of today. I've personally never met a young person named Walter. Being stubborn, we refused to go with more popular vintage names like Archie or Ollie or Henry. And our little boy just makes us love this name more—it’s handsome, strong, cultured, classic, happy.
A dull name, and it also has an unappealing sound to it. I think of a tall, bland, and rather uptight old guy when I hear this name. I also think of the Aspercreme commercial with the old lady talking to the young woman who smells like Bengay: "You smell like my Walter!" (And then a caption pops up that says "DON'T SMELL LIKE WALTER!") :d.
― Anonymous User 4/9/2019
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Walter Brown, main antagonist foil to the comic book and television character from the U.K., “Dennis the Menace and Gnasher”.
― Anonymous User 2/17/2019
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Not used in Poland. [noted -ed]
― Anonymous User 12/23/2018
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In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Walter who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 149th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
Walter Dempster, Jr., better known by his alias Walterina Markova, was a Filipino gay man who was forced as a "comfort gay" for Japanese soldiers during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
Walter Hartwell White (alias Heisenberg) is the main protagonist in the American television drama Breaking Bad. He was created by series creator Vince Gilligan and is portrayed by Bryan Cranston. The character's son is called Walter Jr. Given the popularity of the series, it will be interesting to see if there is a renewed interest in the name.
As a professional in the expertise area of name choosing, I would recommend this name specifically and precisely for eligible children who possess the qualities of blonde tinted hair and eyes of a blue hue. I think these girls capture the true essence of the name Walter and they create a fresh legacy behind the name. Thank you, and good night. *cue the applause*
Everytime I hear this name I imagine a cute little fisherman from the old days. I really love this name it so cute and innocent and it fits on a grown man too. Also it still has that classy feel or the nice sweet great pa sound to it.
― Anonymous User 6/11/2013
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I really like the name Walter, and I totally agree with the above comment. I hope it'll be used more often in the future. :-)
Of all the famous bearers of this name, the one that comes to my mind first is the handsome fictional character Walter Blythe from L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables books. Walter was a sensitive, artistic poet who had something of the clairvoyant in him, and (spoiler alert!) in the book 'Rilla of Ingleside', he died bravely and honorably fighting in WWI. To me Walter will always be that sensitive boy and I think this name has much more class and staying power than a stupid made up name like Jayden.
My paternal grandfather was named this. I think it would be cool for a kid, and he'll stand out out of the the Kaidens, Braidens, and Jaidens in his class. A real refreshing choice. (:
This name brings to mind Paul Stewart's book Muddle Earth, where the Horned Baron, named Walter, has an incredibly annoying wife who has ordered him to buy her some singing curtains. The wife always yells, "WAL-TER! Where are my singing curtains?"
― Anonymous User 7/24/2010
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Walter Kovacs is the name of the alter-ego of the vigilante Rorschach in the comic book/graphic novel Watchmen.
In Serbian and Croation the name Walter is "Vlado", similar to English Waldo. In Polish it's "Vah-zhoo" and Russian, "Vladimir". When I was a child I was called by the diminutive, "Vla-DEE".
A famous bearer was Canadian-born actor Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 - April 7, 1950). He is well-known for his roles in 'The Virginian' (1929), 'American Madness' (1932), 'Dodsworth' (1936), 'The Devil and Daniel Webster' (1941), 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (1942), the latter three for which he received Academy Award nominations for. He also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948).
Walter Cronkite (journalist), Walter Matthau (actor), Walter Mondale (politician), Walter Gropius (architect), Sir Walter Raleigh (writer and explorer), and Sir Walter Scott (writer) are particularly famous bearers of the name. It was also actor Bruce Willis's original first name. Incidentally, Walter Blythe, Anne's son in the Anne of Green Gables books, was named after Anne's late father, Walter.
Walter C. Dornez is a butler in the manga Hellsing, by Kohta Hirano. Walter Sullivan is also the name of a serial killer in the fourth installment of the Silent Hill video game series.