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]}

People with the given name

• Wilder D. Baker (1890–1975), United States Navy admiral
• Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867–1953), American chemist
• Wilder Calderón (born 1947), Peruvian politician
• Wilder Cartagena (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
• Wilder W. Crane Jr. (1928–1985), American politician
• Wilder D. Foster (1819–1873), American politician
• Wilder Guisao (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Wilder W. Hartley (1901–1970), American politician
• Wilder Hobson (1906–1964), American writer and musician
• Wilder Medina (born 1981), Colombian footballer
• Wilder Metcalf (1855–1935), United States Army general and politician
• Wilder Penfield (1891–1976), American-Canadian neurosurgeon
• Wilder Smith (1835–1891), American minister and writer
• Wilder Weir (born 1983), Canadian television host
• Wilder Zabala (born 1982), Bolivian footballer

People with the surname

• Wilder (surname)

Fictional characters

• Alex Wilder, a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics
• Harry Wilder, a fictional character in the Case Closed
• Wilder (Transformers), a fictional character
• Zelos Wilder, a fictional character in the video game Tales of Symphonia
• Kate Wilder, a fictional character in the video game The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
• Van Wilder, a fictional character in the film National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)

See also

• Wylder (name)
• Wilders (surname)
• Wild (surname)
• Wilde

References

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.