Is Wild-er or Will-der? I thought it was German for “Walter?”
I’ve always thought it was like wild, wilder, but I’ve yet to meet one
And I see [name_u]Walter[/name_u] as a [name_m]German[/name_m] name and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] as American
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WYE-uhl-derr. I love love this name!
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Wild-er usually, but it always trips me up! I didn’t once see a connection to [name_u]Walter[/name_u]! 
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Wild-er. I thought it was from an old [name_f]English[/name_f] surname simply meaning wild. Never heard of the [name_m]German[/name_m] association…
[name_u]Love[/name_u] it btw!
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Wild-er. Yet to meet a will-der, but it’s probably a thing in some cultures.
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Wild-er
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[name_u]Walter[/name_u] is also [name_u]Walter[/name_u] in german and [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] means the same as in english or (capitalized as a noun) someone who is wild and it would be pronounced as Will-der (but as a first name I would assume the english pronounciation).
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Wild-er. I know people who have it as a surname and that’s how they say it.
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Wild-er. Never heard of any other pronunciation.
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Wild-der [why/uhld - der]
Like an adjective. As in, more-wild. E.g. some animals are wilder than others.
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I would say will-der. It just sounds more like a name to me. But I guess I wouldn’t be surprised if I encountered a wyle-der.
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No connection to anything [name_m]German[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] an [name_f]English[/name_f] surname. [name_m]German[/name_m] would be ‘vilt’, not will’d, anyway.
Pronounced like [name_u]Gene[/name_u] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u], or like something that is more wild.
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Wild-er. But I will say I think I like Will-der way better!
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It’s a [name_m]German[/name_m] surname as well.
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