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#1 Baby Name Genie

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Posted 12 January 2015 - 09:55 PM

Name: k baron
Location: albany ga

We want to name our son walter after his great grandfather. But want it to be more modern but not common we have also thought of using walt instead of walter. Need major help!



#2 HxppySxng

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Posted 12 January 2015 - 09:56 PM

Waldo

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#3 Jr1987

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Posted 13 January 2015 - 12:03 PM

Walter and Walt for short.

 

Walter and a middle name of your choice and call him by the middle name.

 

Does the great grandfather have a middle name? Do you like it better? Maybe you could use that for your baby's name instead. It would still be honoring him. Does the great grandfather have a different last name from you? Does it sound like it could be a first name? A lot of US presidents have first names that come from maternal grandfather's last names and such. 

 

Vintage-y names are pretty popular right now. I don't see anything wrong with just plan Walter. It's respectable. 

 

 



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Posted 15 January 2015 - 07:39 PM

Walton is a more modern spin on the name Walter.



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Posted 20 January 2015 - 09:36 PM

Walden?

 

Would Walker be close enough-it's just one letter change...not really modernizing, but it is sort of inspired by Walter. 

 

What about Walther? 



#6 JennyB

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Posted 22 April 2015 - 08:47 PM

Use Walter, with Walt as a nn - many older names are becoming "modern" again!



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Posted 03 May 2015 - 08:55 PM

Walton is a more modern spin on the name Walter.

 

Walton is great, it was my first thought. I know a Walton, actually. :)