Where's Wally? - Wikipedia
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    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      3 days ago

      For me, yes, to the extent I had no idea he was originally called Wally until I opened this article today

      • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        I mean more in general, not just regarding the character.

        I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of a real person called Waldo, yet I’ve heard of a few Wallys. Waldo kinda sounds a bit like a dog name to me

        • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
          5·
          3 days ago

          Oh yeah, Waldo is not common. I think the article probably is calling it localization when it probably related to copyright of some US trademark

        • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          I know one Waldo and I’ve seen one Waldo in one modern book series (not counting where’s Waldo). I can’t think of anyone named Wally from a book series, but I know a few Walters that get referred to a Wally on and off. I think Waldo was probably more popular in the early to mid 1900s, and probably more popular in areas with higher German populations.

          Alas, I am but one data point.