First name for mn Wilder?

General Name Discussion
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I’m currently in love with the name [name]Wilder[/name]. I love it as a first but, realistically, I think it works better as a middle. What are some names that work well with it? Last name [name]Sheehan[/name], my daughters are:

[name]Sage[/name] [name]Amara[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lotus[/name] [name]Alana[/name] [name]Jill[/name], and
[name]Clementine[/name] Bloom.

None of these are THE name but I do like them:

[name]Rafferty[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–I mostly just want to get to nn [name]Rafe[/name], pn raff-ee. Not sure if I’m sold on [name]Rafferty[/name], but I do like it. Undecided…

[name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–Does this conflict with our surname? I really love [name]Cosimo[/name] but I don’t know about the Italian/Greek origin of [name]Cosimo[/name] with the Irish surname.

[name]Cormac[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–my husband loves Gaelic/Irish names.

[name]Huckleberry[/name]/[name]Huck[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] ([name]Huckleberry[/name] is totally a gp but I love it! I can dream, can’t I? :slight_smile: )

[name]Wolfgang[/name], nn [name]Wolf[/name] or Wolfie–love! but it might be too much with [name]Wilder[/name] and it doesn’t really flow with the surname.

I’m open to other suggestions that have the same feel as [name]Wilder[/name], too! Thanks, Berries!

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I think [name]Rafe[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] works well and think you could use [name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] too. I would be a little less inclined to use it because it seems a little similar to [name]Clementine[/name].

Some other possibilities:

[name]Albert[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Ivo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Roland[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Grant[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Lazlo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Philip[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Otto[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

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Thanks, davisellu! You have some suggestions I really like. I had forgotten about [name]Ivo[/name]. It was on my list my last pregnancy. I love the sound and the nature theme goes well with our other kids’ names. Definitely adding it to the list!

I guess I hadn’t really considered [name]Rafe[/name] on its own. I like it!

I’m also going to add [name]Otto[/name]. I like the sound but I’m back and forth with this because it means “wealthy”. As a family that is working on homesteading and going off-grid, the meaning seems a little ironic.

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[name]Wilder[/name] is great! Here are my suggestions:

[name]Isaiah[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Alonzo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Levi[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Viggo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Seth[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

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I love your taste in names… [name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] is just awesome!

A couple of others that came to mind:

[name]Blaise[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Casimir[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Celestino[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Hawthorne[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] “[name]Hawk[/name]”
[name]Heathcliff[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]March[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Marius[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Orsino[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Ulysses[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

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I’m a big fan of the combo [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]. I think it’s so cool, but [name]Sebastian[/name] might be too mainstream for you? What about:

[name]Linus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (too “I” heavy?)
[name]George[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (love [name]Freddie[/name]!)
[name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

Good luck!

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Bananie, I immediately loved [name]Viggo[/name] when I saw it, but it means “war”! :frowning: I like [name]Levi[/name] too but my friend has already claimed that name for her son.

Basilla, thanks! [name]Hawthorne[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] is awesome and the nn [name]Hawk[/name] is great too. Definitely adding to the list! I also love [name]Solomon[/name], which I saw in your signature. I have toyed with that one in the past and I am going to add it to my list again. [name]Love[/name] the nn [name]Sol[/name] (sun!)

Ashthedreamer, [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] does sound really nice. I could love [name]Sebastian[/name] but another friend has a boy named that, so I have to leave it behind. I really love [name]Linus[/name] but I nixed it because I don’t know if it flows that well with [name]Wilder[/name]. [name]Linus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]…what do you think? I think [name]Linus[/name] is a sweet and gentle yet strong name. I think I will keep it on the list after all! I love the nn [name]Freddie[/name] too. I’m not a big fan of [name]Frederick[/name]. I think it’s because, as a kid, [name]Frederick[/name] to me was the ultimate “nerd” name. Maybe it’s time for me to get over that!

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So my updated list is:

[name]Rafferty[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (what do you guys think of this one? Any more feedback?)
[name]Ivo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Otto[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Hawthorn[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (nn [name]Hawk[/name]!)
[name]Solomon[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (nn [name]Sol[/name])
[name]Linus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

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[name]Cosimo[/name] is tough-- it’s beautiful but very unfamiliar in the US, where many will have just barely heard of [name]Cosima[/name], and think it’s a girl’s name. It doesn’t pair particularly well with [name]Sheehan[/name], sorry. As for variants-- [name]Cosmo[/name] has a somewhat sticky reputation too, as the ultimate oddball name (it’s no coincidence that it was selected to be Kramer’s secret first name on Seinfeld). [name]Cosmas[/name] was the original Greek form (of the name, not the cosmos)-- what do you think of it? Or, going an entirely different direction, what about Evren? It’s a wonderful unisex Turkish name which means “cosmos.”

[name]Wolfgang[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] is a little cartoonish (“the wild wolf.”) But there are plenty of wonderful wolf-related names if you’re interested:

[name]Conall[/name] (will fulfill your husband’s love of Gaelic names)
[name]Lowell[/name]
[name]Lyall[/name]
[name]Randolph[/name]
[name]Arno[/name]
[name]Phelan[/name]

I think with sisters [name]Sage[/name], [name]Lotus[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name] another nature name would fit well. A subtle name, but still connected. [name]Ivo[/name] and [name]Hawthorne[/name] were great ideas. [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Birch[/name]
[name]Beecher[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Sylvan[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Sequoia[/name]
[name]Tamarack[/name]
[name]Oakes[/name]
[name]Hart[/name]
Leverett (a young hare)
[name]Reynard[/name]
[name]Cimarron[/name]
Rill
[name]Spruce[/name]
Taiga

and…

Waldwick (for the homesteader in you: “village in the forest”)

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I really like [name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]. I don’t think it would conflict with the last name at all. Here are some more suggestions…

[name]Oak[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Pike[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Sky[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (I could totally get behind [name]Sky[/name] for a boy.)
[name]Finn[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Leif[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Vale[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Puck[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Night[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
Danté [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Scipio[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Fingal[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Slade[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Shadow[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Indiana[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Nash[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Amory[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Jethro[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Cassian[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Sundance[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]

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[name]Rafferty[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–I am sort of loving this. I’d go with [name]Rafferty[/name] and use [name]Rafe[/name] as a nn.

[name]Cosimo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] – I [name]Cosimo[/name] does conflict with your surname and I agree that in the U.S. [name]Cosmo[/name] and it’s variations do signal an individual who walks well off the beaten path.

[name]Ivo[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–I think this one would grow on me, and it does work with your girls’ names.

[name]Otto[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–this one isn’t working for me. First, [name]Otto[/name] is so Germanic, that it seems to class with your surname a bit. And when I say “[name]Otto[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]” enough, it turns into something like “Autocean”

[name]Hawthorn[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (nn [name]Hawk[/name]!)–I like this, but again, I’m not sure I like the rhythm of “[name]Hawthorn[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]”

[name]Solomon[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] (nn [name]Sol[/name])–this is okay, but I’m not sure it works as well with the nature-inspired girls’ names.

[name]Linus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]–again, not sure that I like the -s running into the Sh- of your surname.

I like [name]Linden[/name], but I’m not sure it’s clearly masculine enough to differentiate your son from his sisters. [name]Reynard[/name] I also like, but I’m afraid he’d become [name]Ray[/name], which is a bit pedestrian next to his sisters.

[name]Ellery[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name], suggested above, keeps calling to me.

What about:

[name]Ansel[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]? I like the subtle nature connection via [name]Ansel[/name] [name]Adams[/name].

What about [name]Donovan[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]?

[name]Beckett[/name]? Maybe, maybe not.

[name]Alden[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]. Maybe?

[name]Devlin[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]. I might like this.

[name]Gage[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Sheehan[/name]. Possible.

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[name]Destry[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Ari[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Heath[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Declan[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Finnegan[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Damian[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Glenn[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name] [name]Wilder[/name]