Langauge and old radio: wimp

Bill Thompson was Wallace Wimple

Did Fibber McGee's nickname for Wallace Wimple prompt the term "wimp" - a meaning for a man who lacks confidence or is wishy-washy?

I think so.

But according to the Online Etymology Dictionary:

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Wimpy (from Popeye) was not really a wimp; he was simply fat and had a terrible penchant for hamburgers.  Being fat and loving hamburgers doesn't make you a wimp - at least in our concept of the "light in the loafers" way.

Wallace Wimple was in fact afraid of his "big old wife" and she often beat him up. In today's terms - at least - this is a "wimp."