Wilder?

[abbie777]

What do you think of Wilder for a boy? Do you think it works? I also like Ricer too☺️.

For some reason I kinda like Wilder

Ricer is stupid though. River is nice.

River*

Sorry i was supposed to say River😂

Wilder has great little house in the prairie vibes

River - meh
RICER- no

Makes me think of Deontay Wilder

www.amazon.co.uk/OXO-Good-Grips-Potato-Ricer/dp/B00004OCJQ?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Not Ricer

I like it

Wilder, obvs!

Heath?
Asher?

It's awful. Sorry. And River is far too try hard as well.

Grater?

You’ll get people struggling to pronounce it

Wild-er like in the wild
Or
Will-der

Obv from the spelling it’s the former, but because Will is such a common name, and will possibly be his nickname, I reckon there’ll be a lot of confusion.

As a surname, it's fine.
As a first name, it tends to make one want to say 'Wilder than who?' or 'Wilder than what?'
But your choice, obviously.

Wilde-beest

I think it sounds nice, but it's one of those names that sets kids up to fail in a way, like Fury or Storm. Little Wilder might just turn out t be really meek and timid.

Elder?

Geert Wilders is not a nice association.

River is fine - a bit hippy/arty but useable (and a guilty pleasure of mine, I think it's lovely). Wilder is not nice, sorry - it's okay as a surname, but not as a first name (what if he's shy and not a party animal like the name suggests?)

As in Gene? It’s a no from me.

Love the pp suggestion of Heath as well.

Is DC1 called Wild or Wilde?

I would worry about naming my child this in case he turned out to be a bit of a handful. Wilder by name, wilder by nature!

I do like River though. Not Ricer

I don't like Wilder, but River is lovely. Reminds me of River Phoenix

Why just Wilder? Why not Wildest?

River is OK.

Will is nice.

Ricer 😂. Very glad that was a typo and you didn't have to be told you are nuts.

Wilder... hmmm. Like it as a middle name but you're setting him up for a life time of hassle.