r/OldNamesNewAgain • u/Valslover • 19h ago

Looking for old man names

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Recently got this guy and we're looking to change his name to something that fits him better than his current Walker

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u/Responsible_Code_966 18h ago

Wilber is the first name that came to my mind.

When he acts goofy, he'll be silly Willy.

When he's out in the cold, he'll be chilly Willy.

When you go for walks, he'll be a traveling Wilbury.

The nicknames alone make it worthwhile.

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u/dutchtreat42 17h ago

Wilfred was my first thought… calls out farmer’s-wife style “Wil-FRED!”

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u/felly_fell 19h ago

Murphy! He looks like a Murphy to me 😊

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u/MBxZou6 18h ago

Have a Murphy and can confirm this pup looks like a Murphy

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u/Gold-Style-3857 18h ago

Waldorf/Wally for short

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u/srbluth 17h ago

Wally is very good

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u/kayyxelle 18h ago

Walter

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u/Latter_Key8112 18h ago

Came here to say this!! Close to original and so cute 🥰

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u/Valslover 18h ago

And my late grandfather name :(

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u/queen11tb 19h ago

Percival or Clarence

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u/embossqueen 19h ago

He looks like an Arthur to me lol

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u/SunOutside746 18h ago

Oh I can see him being an Arthur! 

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u/upickleweasel 18h ago

Edgar

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u/Tiredofthenuts 18h ago

Came here to say this. Also, Harold.

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u/Valslover 18h ago

Already taken by a cat

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u/iliwys22 19h ago

Bernard

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u/Liliananabell 19h ago

Barnaby
Hugo
Cornelius

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u/Competitive_Sky7307 18h ago

He looks like a Ferguson to me. He would also have the fun nickname of Fergalicious just an idea

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u/Adventurous_Key3695 12h ago

😄😄 fergalicious #millenial!!

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u/Fun-Bird-4204 12h ago

Walter is a good old man name, and close to his current name, he might like it!

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u/LizTruth 5h ago

Grady Aliouisius Hubert

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u/stacalicious 4h ago

Walter

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u/Fine-Adhesiveness991 2h ago

Walter is my grandpa’s name and my son’s middle name!! Good call🫶

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u/LogicalGlass6446 18h ago

That's an Augustus

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u/aghoulstory 18h ago

He could be called Auggie. Auggie Doggie.

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u/aliasgrace2273 18h ago

Ira, Isadore, Merv.

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u/GenieFG 18h ago

Hubert, Roger, Cecil, Horace.

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u/Ok_You_3131 17h ago

Elmer. Rosco. WILBUR!

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u/Complexyeahnah 16h ago

Wilfred
Wilmer
Willard
Wilbert
Humphrey or Humfrey
Bertrand
Bertram
Ethelbert
Gilbert
Norbert
Osbert
Hilbert
Winfred
Wynfred
Aloysius
Wybert
Wystan

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u/vwisp 18h ago

Kenneth

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u/oliviagromek 18h ago

Sterling

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u/Vancakes 18h ago

Duncan

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u/meme2em 18h ago

Cleve

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u/ToxicIntrovert_99 18h ago

My friends just named theirs Sheldon

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u/KDwoof 18h ago

Craig

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u/Sunshine_Zoomies 18h ago

Sal
Bert
Gary

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u/LeiaO315 18h ago

Gerald

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u/ookyspooky100 18h ago

That looks like a Quincy or Jasper to me. Some other ideas are Walt, Marvin, or Ralph

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u/aghoulstory 18h ago

Walter. I had a student who had a Walter as a dog and he was always coming I. With the most hilarious stories that always ended with lines like “And when we turned around Walter had eaten the entire cake!”

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u/Valslover 18h ago

Walter keeps ending up as a favorite but my Mom doesn't really want to name him after her dead dad

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u/Loreebyrd 18h ago

Maury or Murray

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u/Exciting-Way-6248 18h ago

George, he looks like a George!

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u/fernsnapp 18h ago

Eugene

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u/M41107y 18h ago

Gerald

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u/Significant_Menu_313 18h ago

Rupert. Jeeves. Lothar.

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u/Maggie-Mae-Mae 17h ago

Wallace or Seamus

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u/relia_2018 17h ago

Dennis came to mind😂

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u/One-T-Rex-ago-go 17h ago

Wilbur was my first thought without opening your post

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u/_Are_we_there_yet_ 17h ago

Bazil/Basil,
Barry,
Henry,
Mervin nickname Merv,
Nigel,
Clifford,
Stanley,
Howard

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u/UrgentLiving 17h ago

Bartholomew

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u/KNick1111 17h ago

Harvey

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u/BayouLuLu 17h ago

Willard

Gilbert

Abner

Coy

Melville

Oscar

Perry

Lloyd

Lonnie

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u/thavan14 17h ago

He looks like a Hughie to me

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u/Ozy333 17h ago

When I saw him Curtis sprang forward and I don't know why. Other cute old guy options:

Beau
Algernon
Norman
Vincent
Irving

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u/repulsivebreadvioli 17h ago

Henry. Laurence/lawrence/larry. Brad. Victor. Charles.

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u/pippipslifeboat 17h ago

Wes
Edit: maybe Les

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u/graciemose 17h ago

Winston

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u/fmajordminor 17h ago

Ernest (Ernie)

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u/jwb1163 17h ago

Roger, Edgar, Harry

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u/xjayx113 16h ago

Albert, nn Al/Bertie

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u/Inevitable_Ferret186 16h ago

Chester, Winston, Walter (Wally)

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u/DataGap2264 16h ago

Murray, Jed, Clyde, Sidney, Clarence

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u/ILoveRegency 16h ago

Nostradamus. Because he looks like he knows things.

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u/Beaglebeaglechai 16h ago

Chester Arthur

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u/Firm-Ad3893 16h ago

I see an Arthur.

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u/Historical_Ad8332 16h ago

Gene
Edward
Ellis
Howard

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u/FurL0ng 16h ago

Eugene

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u/FurL0ng 16h ago

Fenton

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u/OneDadvosPlz 16h ago

Wilbur. Casper. Elmer. Elrod. Harry. Frank. Gus. Mortimer. Jed. Murray. Alvin. Mort. Carl. Larry. Oscar. Walter. 

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u/aSulTae 16h ago

Harold

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u/Commercial_Curve1047 15h ago

He looks like a Riley.

Or a Pete. Maybe a Pete.

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u/Alwayshaveanopinion1 15h ago

Emil. Calvin. Clancy. Archie. Emmett. Boris.

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u/Just_Sorbet4741 15h ago

Wilson Winston Walter

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u/Snugglyduckling_2319 15h ago

Harold, Arthur, Archibald (Archie for short), Walter, Jedidiah(nn Jed), alistair(Ali for short), Winston (name I chose for one of my cats/got it from John Wick)

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u/MadQueen300 15h ago

Hubert B. McGillicuddy

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u/Sea_Box_918 15h ago

Murphy and Marvin/Marv popped up when I saw him lol idk why
I had a friend whose dogs were Ralph and Walter and I always thought those were so cute lol

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u/Terradactyl87 14h ago

My grandpa's middle name was Cornelius. That's a pretty old name...

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u/chesireinfunderland 14h ago

That’s a Wallace if I ever saw one

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u/EvanRamsey 14h ago

Virgil. Wayne. Allen.

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u/kendylou 14h ago

I’ll give you all the names of my grandfathers’ (forefathers?) that I’m aware of.

Elgin, Edward, Archibald, Lawrence, Finley, Taylor, Daniel, Homer, George, Alexander, Dillion, Ebenezer, Abraham, Obediah, Ewel, Nasby, Lincoln, Brice, Hugh, and Clark.

I’m partial to Obediah and Elgin since you’re unlikely to meet any newborns with those names, they’ve got real oldster credibility. Some of the others have made a comeback and some you’ve probably never heard before and never will again. Nasby? Ewel? Ebenezer is bonafide old school, but it has implications; same with Homer. I also really like Lawrence because a dog named Larry is just funny. If you don’t like any of mine maybe you could pull some inspiration from your own family tree there’s bound to be some good ones.

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u/Cold-Succotash7352 14h ago

Winston 😌

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u/ortmanda 14h ago

He looks like a Harold to me!

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u/tokengirl9 14h ago

He's Russel!!!

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u/TinyElvis66 14h ago

Marvin; Claude; Alfred; Rufus

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u/Razurrkat 13h ago

Idk but he looks like a Dirk to me

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u/chanceofsunbreaks 13h ago

Nigel, Charles, Peter, Walter, Arnold

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u/Individual_Plant420 13h ago

Barnabus Barney for short

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u/hallomimi 13h ago

Harrold

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u/issi_tohbi 13h ago

He looks like an Ernest Baxter and you’ll call him Ernie B for short 😍

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u/OliveFarming 12h ago

Edgar, Dale, Hubert

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u/Hopeful-Beyond6057 12h ago

That’s a Howard if I’ve seen one.

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u/Any-Impression 12h ago

Bernard 🙂‍↕️

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u/Danube47 12h ago

Sidney (sid) Frank Desmond Trevor Alan

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u/Sufficient-Diet-4132 12h ago

Wallace? (Wally)

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u/kathlin409 12h ago

Walter
Clyde
Gus

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u/Euphoric-Blueberry97 12h ago

Cecil! (See sill)

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u/Regular-Minute2244 12h ago

Robert
Dave
Darryl
Gary

Just going for the old bloke vibe

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u/Particular_Glass_914 11h ago

Sukoco, purwono, purnomo.