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From: Mary Jo Neyer <>
Subject: surname Wilde
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:49:41 -0400

According Hanks and Hodges DICITIONARY OF SURNAMES, PG. 576 Wilde is
a variation of the English surname Wild, which signifies a violent man,
or a man who lives in an uncultivated area. Other English variants are
Whild(e) Wyld(e)
German versions are Wild(t) Wilde(r) Wildemann
Dutch and Flemish De Wildt (de) Wilde
Oscar Wilde, though born in Dublin, was descended from a family which
came from Walsingham near Durham.
Mary Jo
My note: the keeping or dropping of the "e" is a matter of personal
preference.
Mary Jo

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