Thoughts on the name “Wilder”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That poor girl.

Agreed. The poor girl will have a very rough childhood due to her parents thinking they’re being cool and unique.

[Anonymous]

Truly stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't hate it, and I hate every name.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a law school classmate who named her son “Lex” in honor of the law and then later backtracked and went through the process to rename him. I thought it was ridiculous and I’m sure my opinion was shared among our classmates (this was well after graduation).

I know a girl named Larkin who has always been called Lux since birth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I had a boy with my current partner I would consider this. My partner is in wildlife conservation. I don’t think I’d name a girl this. Also always the risk he has adhd and then unfortunately fulfills the wild part…

Depending on your career, you could also have:
Lawyerly
Doctorish
Managerly
Bakering

[Anonymous]

it's very much a current "influencer" name

[Anonymous]

I'm not here to crap on anyone's baby name, but I have a distant relative named Chase, and aaaalll the jokes became reality. Multiple run-ins with cops in his teens and 20s. Including, yes, foot chases and one car chase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not here to crap on anyone's baby name, but I have a distant relative named Chase, and aaaalll the jokes became reality. Multiple run-ins with cops in his teens and 20s. Including, yes, foot chases and one car chase.

Weird. I know two adult Chases and they’re completely normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a law school classmate who named her son “Lex” in honor of the law and then later backtracked and went through the process to rename him. I thought it was ridiculous and I’m sure my opinion was shared among our classmates (this was well after graduation).

I know a girl named Larkin who has always been called Lux since birth.

I love the name Lark(in).

Though Lux unfortunately reminds me of “The Virgin Suicides.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH and I were at a winery a few weekends ago and the family next to us had a 3-5 year old girl named Wilder. I think I have heard this name at some point in the past, but this was the first time I really heard it in live context. Sounds like it can be either a girl or boys name,

My DH is now very interested in this name for potential future kids of ours, but I honestly think it sounds a bit like the parents are trying too hard to be “edgy” or “cool”. I don’t mean to offend anyone on here, but what are peoples thoughts? There’s just something about it I don’t like, but it’s hard to explain why.

Could be a family name. Mother's maiden name, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not here to crap on anyone's baby name, but I have a distant relative named Chase, and aaaalll the jokes became reality. Multiple run-ins with cops in his teens and 20s. Including, yes, foot chases and one car chase.

Many little Chase's running around these days.

[Anonymous]

Horrible. Cheesy. Pretentious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe Walden instead

Or Walder

[Anonymous]

Like LHOP Wilder? No.

[Anonymous]

It’s a family name of mine. I’d think someone that took it for a name without a connection was pitiful. It’s not a generic first name. It belongs to people not you.