Wilder as a girls name

[sweetpotatofries]

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?

Sorry no it's awful,

Where did you read me say it was a good choice. Someone wrote that no one could possibly call their daughter that.

I think the name is terrible personally. But it's not my choice. Not sure if it's pronounced while der or will der!

I like it - better that a 40,0000th Isabel, Grace or Ava IMO.

It's a really great name. I'd love to be called Wilder, what are you lot on about with your "poor child" type remarks? Christ you're so fucking rude, some of you. The fact that most people on here who don't like it are being arseholes says everything you need to know OP.

But to be fair, FixItUpChappie, it's not like she's limited to those three names if she doesn't go with Wilder...

'I'd love to be called Wilder, what are you lot on about with your "poor child" type remarks? Christ you're so fucking rude'

Even if you love the 'name' Wilder you've got to admit that it will create a lot of comment. And not everyone wants a conversation starting name.

PS. If you'd really love to be called Wilder changing one's name is a very simple process. Let us know how you get on.

Right squoosh you're on, I'm doing it. I'm sick of Balonze anyway.

Well it immediately makes me think of the manager of L2 football club Northampton, Chris Wilder. So if you'd like your daughter to be named after a middle aged Northern and rather grumpy footie manager, filll yer boots. Don't think I'd go there.

I always thought you were too slim to make a convincing Balonz. Everyone knows people called Balonz have overly sumptuous bum cheeks.

Well exactly squoosh, I've always felt like a Wilder trapped in a Balonz's body, now's my moment to finally put things right! I've got the wind up me now, hurrah!

Vixx I wasn't saying you thought it was a good choice, more following on from your comment.

LovelyLungtch

Erm, the OP wrote: 'What are your opinions?' She didn't write, 'Tell me what I want to hear and dress it up in sugary language...'

That doesn't make sense Schmoo. Having manners doesn't = sugariness, does it?

Just makes me think of Gene Wilder..who scared the fuck out of me as a kid in Charlie and the Chocolate factory ( Misses the point)

Aside from that, I just don't like the name. At all.

I couldn't care less about the OP "climbing down", jewry.

I'm just amused that the OP posted asking for opinions and after most people saying no, claiming she's happy with that response because it confirms how hip and rebellious she is.

*...the army of women in here who choose hard-to-pronounce-and-spell Irish names"

what army is this then? . Sorry you find Irish names hard to pronounce and spell but, really, what has that got to do with anything? Wilder isn't hard to spell or pronounce... Has someone said that?

Was just thinking the same sgoin - insert another nationality into that sentence and think how it sounds. Thought I was maybe being over sensitive so I'm glad someone else said it!

I love a good name thread

(Almost) everyone: no, just no
OP: thank you all so much for the feedback it's definitely my no1 choice now!

Brilliant.

I love it

Congratulations!

If I heard someone introduced as 'Wilder' my little internal voice would say 'than what?'.

"Was just thinking the same sgoin - insert another nationality into that sentence and think how it sounds. Thought I was maybe being over sensitive so I'm glad someone else said it!"

It wouldn't matter what nationality the name was, I would always say that you need to imagine what it would be like to spell and/or correct and/or explain your name every single time you give it for the rest of your life.

I would always say that you need to imagine what it would be like to spell and/or correct and/or explain your name every single time you give it for the rest of your life

That's a little different to "this army of women calling their children hard to pronounce Irish names". Why bring up Irish names? Wilder isn't Irish.

I didn't bring up Irish names!

Actually, I chose the Anglicised versions of Irish names for my own children because it is very unlikely that they will ever live anywhere where dealing with the pronunciation or spelling of their Irish forms would be anything but a bore.

No Jewry brought up Irish names, I never said you did bertrand .

I found Jewry's comment a bit and said so. I think you disagree(?) from one of your recent posts and I'm just responding... to your response... to my response to Jewry's post!