Wilder?

[abbie777]

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

Wilder than what?

No, the kid will get the piss taken at school.

The River and Wilder show on YouTube is really good to be fair. They have a little brother called Archer so maybe you'd like that? For my family, Wilder would just not work, but maybe for yours! If you're called Jane and Ben etc then Wilder would probably be a bit of a curveball.

I imagine some folk would pronounce it wil-der (to rhyme with Hilda) others Wilder to rhyme with milder. Also probably be shortened to Will.
You could do wilder first name ad river as a second name

In one way I kind of like it, but then all I can picture is a naughty little boy at school - basically it’s equivalent to essentially calling your child a little shit is it not?

I prefer River to Wilder. But if you really want to be unique Ricer is definitely the way to go

basically it’s equivalent to essentially calling your child a little shit is it not?

More than that, it says "I've thought long and hard about it and I'm really hoping my child will be a little shit. I think that would be cool. And I feel so strongly about this that I want everyone to know how I feel, every day of my son's life".

Crazier has a better ring to it.

I'm relieved to see the typo River is fine.

Wilder makes me think "wilder than what? " then makes me think of Where The Wild Things Are and general bad behaviour.

Wilder than what? No.

River is nice, though.

Wilder will rebel and become an accountant or tax lawyer. I mean they're pretty lucrative careers so I say go for it.

Wilder? I love it!
River is nice too.

Wilder would be a very odd first name.

I quite like River.

I actually think Wilder is really cool. Too cool for me to use unfortunately!

I think it’s becoming quite popular on the US?

I'd assume you were American

I like it. I associate it with the boxer.

I don’t mind it, but it being the comparative form of the adjective would bother me.

Wiley or Wyatt are alternatives. Ryder, as well.
Wilder... I probably wouldn't use it.

Wilder actually has quite a nice sound, but I think its connotations would put me off. River is nice, but relatively popular now.

As in Chris OP?

I knew a Wilder growing up - the little brother of a friend of mine, he'd be about 30 now. Actually come to think of it, I'm not sure if it was his first or middle name (the other one was equally unusual but more British / old-fashioned).

I remember his usual (for suburban Canada in the 90s) but stylish name caused some dinner table discussions in my family when he was born! I don't think anybody would bat an eye now.

Wilder - awful

River - quite like it, one of Jamie Oliver's kids is called it and at first I thought hmm, but it's grown on me

@TheYearOfSmallThings

basically it’s equivalent to essentially calling your child a little shit is it not?

More than that, it says "I've thought long and hard about it and I'm really hoping my child will be a little shit. I think that would be cool. And I feel so strongly about this that I want everyone to know how I feel, every day of my son's life".

This.

It’s really really bad. When I used to teach, I would have seen this on a class list and wondered what fresh hell I was in for. Not necessarily from little Wilder, who I would pray wasn’t a child who lived up to his unhinged name but from his parents who must’ve hoped their child would be some sort of feral nightmare to have called him this name.

Where I’m from, “Wild” was a euphemism for mentally unstable. Or the jungle. Or a very out there sex life. At its most positive, it means untamed/untameable - “we had to rid of the cat to the RSPCA as it was too wild and kept attacking the baby”.

It’s so bad that I thought you were serious about Ricer.

River, while not my taste, is infinitely better. I hate the names Ryder, Archer etc but I’d urge you quite passionately to use something like that rather than naming a poor innocent child, Wilder .

At least he won't have to put his surname initial on every piece of work he does in school because there are other Wilders in the class.

My son's name was classed as "unusual" at the time, he is now a teenager and his name is in the uk top 100 now.

I volunteer in a large primary school. We have children named after or definitely a nod to Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battle Star Gallatica, The Matrix, popular TV or culture stuff. Better than being the 3rd or 4th Oliver or Olivia in the class. We had 5 Isabel/Isobels in one year group once, 4 Williams, 4 Charlies etc.

What I am saying is we have heard it all. It isn't like you dipped into a scrabble box and chose random letters. Wilder has been around for hundreds of years.

Where I’m from, “Wild” was a euphemism for mentally unstable

Where I am from Grace means elegance of movement, maybe Grace's parents should have waited to see that this name does not suit her, or that Hope is the most miserable complaining child ever.

It’s bad. Maybe you have a temporary mid pregnancy name madness? I know I did I came up with some right horrors for dd1. She is 14 now and 🙄 about my choices she would hate to be called those mad names. Came to my senses fortunately her name is amazing and she loves it.