Walter Mitty



Walter Mitty

A person, generally quite ordinary or ineffectual, who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs. For example, He's a Walter Mitty about riding in a rodeo but is actually afraid of horses. This term comes from James Thurber's short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), describing just such a character.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mikel-Basque
Abhilash-Indian, Malayalam, Hindi
Nataliyanah-TAH-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Abessa-Biblical Greek
Krystine-English (Rare)
Chayim-Hebrew