Wilder (name)

Wilder is an English and German surname, sometimes used as a given name, meaning "untamed" or "wild", a wild, free, or natural state or existence, also passionately eager or enthusiastic. [1][2][3]

  1. ^ Reaney, Percy Hide (1967). The origin of English surnames. Routledge & K. Paul. p. 264. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Hayes, Justin Cord (18 December 2012). The Terrible Meanings of Names: Or Why You Shouldn't Poke Your Giselle with a Barry. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781440552564. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Definition of WILD". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.