Wild

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	wild	update #114
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	wild	added (from user-submitted name 236102)
6/11/2016, 1:38 AM	LMS

Type Surname (from nickname & from location)

Usage English, German

Pronounced Pron. /ˈwaɪld/(English) /ˈvɪlt/(German)

Meaning & History

Means "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", derived from Old English wilde. This was either a nickname for a person who behaved in a wild manner or a topographic name for someone who lived on overgrown land.