Wilder as a girls name

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I am due any day now and been pretty set on a name most of my pregnancy but earlier today I heard a parent calling out to their daughter 'Wilder' in the park and I just fell in love with the name.

I couldn't see any threads on here about the name and it seems pretty unusual for a girl. What are your opinions?

"Hello, I'm Wilder"
"I bet you are..." leer.
However, only rude jerks will do that. So, I guess this name is an awesome "jerk detector", which could be useful?

Most people will be polite enough to not make inappropriate comments. And it is really plucky and cool imo!
The only real issue (imo) is if DD happens to be quiet, likes pink, dolls, plays the piano and or loves to read. In a case like this the name may be a bit of a curse... So, if you go for this I suggest giving her a very normal middle name.

Yuk.

I think it's quite nice!

Actually, the longer I think about it, it's really nice!
It's cute, plucky and with the names that some people seem to chose (I've heard of Tucker, Milan and Chelsea. Also Lexus, Bently and Jordan. But these were the children of a friend's clients, so...).
I really don't think Wilder is unusual or terrible at all. Compared to some of these names it seems even tame. A Marguerite may seem much more unusual company like this...

In my opinion you should totally go for this. It's simply absolutely lovely and not too much out there! If my family wouldn't lynch me I'd totally be tempted to use it myself. But we'll most likely have a Louisa...

I'm not a fan of it, but then I don't like names that are also personality attributes as I would worry that there may be a mismatch between the name and the children or else that they would feel the need to live up to it.

Wilder than what?

I think it's ridiculous, sorry.

I like it. With Rose as a middle name.

Wilder Rose. Lovely.

I love it! Go for it OP.

This has to be a wind-up. No-one sane would call a girl that.

Oh, I love it! How refreshing. If put it on my list but it sounds too similar to one of mine. I do hate how rude all the name bores on here are.

Wilder than what or who? It's not a name, it's an adjective.

It'd be pretty shitty to call a baby Wilder. You'll look like a cock.

Oh wow, I didn't expect that response! I immediately thought of Laura Ingalls which for me is a nice connotation.

Whereas you sound like you are one, lulucappucino.

JewryMember:
I hate Willow too!
Wilder is just plain silly.

Erm no, Jewry I am not jealous of people who lumber their children with truly terrible names. It is selfish.

As it happens,my child does have a fairly unusual name, outside the top 100 but very much recognised as a normal name.

Not an adjective.

I really want to know what your initial choice was!

The kid you saw in the park is probably Wylda. I'm not sure if that makes it much better tbh.

I like unusual names. What I don't like are names that the poor person will have to repeat and/or spell and/or explain every single time they give their name for their whole life.

People say "oh, it quickly becomes their name and nobody thinks anything of it" but they are forgetting that the child won't stay in the same tight social circle for ever. And this "I'm not sure if I'm brave enough" thing. Er, who exactly has to be brave?

I think the OP has the attitude that because the general consensus was that it wasn't a good choice of name, she'd be a rebel and choose it anyway.

So saddling her DD with a lifetime of embarrassment because the OP wanted to prove how edgy she is.

I agree SuburbanRhona: it's a kind of attention seeking by proxy, I think. I bet OP doesn't have a ludicrous name! I honestly don't think people think it through when they go for such 'out there' names, not of their child anyway!

I bet the OP is called Ann. With no E

Come on there's nothing brave about giving a kid a stupid name: it's the kid that carries the can.

I've noticed that the most interesting kids have ordinary names anyway, and the confidence that comes from having secure, non wannabe parents.

Donald faison has a daughter called wilder

Sons called Rocco with same mum.

Frank Zappa's daughter is called Moon Unit. A famous person using a ludicrous name for their child doesn't make it a good choice.

I like it. 😊