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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
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Wally

Is 'Wally' really being used as a name in English cultures? Why I ask this is there is the word, 'wally', whose meaning is a fool. So, to me, 'Wally' feels very inappropriate to be used as someone's name.
  

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lucas21c Is 'Wally' really being used as a name in English cultures? It is not common. It's a nickname for Walter.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c Is 'Wally' really being used as a name in English cultures?
  • It is not common.
  • It's a nickname for Walter.
  • lucas21c there is the word, 'wally', whose meaning is a fool.
  • This is the first time I've heard that definition.
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lucas21cIs 'Wally' really being used as a name in English cultures?
It is not common. It's a nickname for Walter.
lucas21cthere is the word, 'wally', whose meaning is a fool.
This is the first time I've heard that definition. My dictionary says it's Scottish and means "fine", "sturdy".
lucas21cSo, t
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Then, 'Wally' doesn't sound any bad or malicious to your ear, right?
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lucas21cThen, 'Wally' doesn't sound any bad or malicious to your ear, right?
No. Many years ago I had a physics teacher who was called Wally by his friends. None of us had ever heard of the definition you found, so to us it was just the normal and expected nickname for Walter, which was his full first name.

CJ
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1. I see. Thank you very much!

2. It seems that the Oxford Diction says the same as my dictionary. If you want to confirm, the link is here.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wally
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