Wilder (name)

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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]

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Wells is an English surname of Norman origin, but is possibly a Welsh surname, from an old English word for Wales. It normally derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name derives from the pre-7th century "wælla" ("spring"). The topographical name derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire, followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire.

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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.