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I'm not sure if that applies in this case... There's nothing to 'understand' about the name Wally or Waldo. They're both just random, invented names, AFAICT.

• nwh 13y ago
  "Wally" would be a shortening of "Wallace", both are quite old names.
  • mcguire 13y ago
    Or "Walter", which seems more common in the U.S. (This comment brought to you by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Statistics.)