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in reply to a message by Manipura
I had to google to remind myself who Lee Harvey Oswald was - I admit, I never make that association. Perhaps its because I'm not American and its more common of a fact across the pond. I always think of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and I know no other examples of Oswald.
Waldo, on the other hand, is a bit different. I do know that it's called Where's Waldo, but here its called Where's Wally so it's not such a strong association inherently there (though it is, don't get me wrong). My first association with the name Waldo is in Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake. This is a game I grew up with and was my only association with Waldo for years. In the game, Nancy is staying in a house that once was owned by a gangster. He created a speakeasy under the house and the common entrance is in the grave yard. To enter, one must go to the grave stone called WALDO and complete the letter-change puzzle. To do this, we must learn that Waldo to Malone (the gangster) was a police officer who he didn't like, and commonly called Baldo to spite him and his lack of hair. So, one must complete the puzzle by changing WALDO to BALDO, and a passageway opens up.
So, I admit, I can't help but think of Baldo every time I hear Waldo
Pronunciation wise, it's one of those things that can go either-or, like Louis. Both pronunciations are valid and it depends on the wearer. However, despite preferring the spelling of Louis, I'd opt for Lewis to avoid confusion. I also reckon it's safer to go with Torvald unless you wanted to pronounce the W in Thorwald.
(admittedly myself I didn't make the connection to Torvald and just pronounced it like Thor and Wald as I'm clearly not as up on German as you are lol)
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Waldo, on the other hand, is a bit different. I do know that it's called Where's Waldo, but here its called Where's Wally so it's not such a strong association inherently there (though it is, don't get me wrong). My first association with the name Waldo is in Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake. This is a game I grew up with and was my only association with Waldo for years. In the game, Nancy is staying in a house that once was owned by a gangster. He created a speakeasy under the house and the common entrance is in the grave yard. To enter, one must go to the grave stone called WALDO and complete the letter-change puzzle. To do this, we must learn that Waldo to Malone (the gangster) was a police officer who he didn't like, and commonly called Baldo to spite him and his lack of hair. So, one must complete the puzzle by changing WALDO to BALDO, and a passageway opens up.
So, I admit, I can't help but think of Baldo every time I hear Waldo
Pronunciation wise, it's one of those things that can go either-or, like Louis. Both pronunciations are valid and it depends on the wearer. However, despite preferring the spelling of Louis, I'd opt for Lewis to avoid confusion. I also reckon it's safer to go with Torvald unless you wanted to pronounce the W in Thorwald.
(admittedly myself I didn't make the connection to Torvald and just pronounced it like Thor and Wald as I'm clearly not as up on German as you are lol)
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
Formally PrincessZ and Princess Magpie
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