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HelpWylda and Wilda
Did you ever encounter this name? How would you pronounce it?
I saw it as a celebrity baby name, as Wylda. My first instinct was therefore to pronounce it like the word 'wild' with an -a at the end and I thought it was a little bit embarrassing/silly.
But since I saw it as Wilda and I guess it could also be pronounced Wil-da which would be fine. But on the other hand this site states that it might derive from the word 'wild'.
So how do you pronounce it and what do you think of it?
I saw it as a celebrity baby name, as Wylda. My first instinct was therefore to pronounce it like the word 'wild' with an -a at the end and I thought it was a little bit embarrassing/silly.
But since I saw it as Wilda and I guess it could also be pronounced Wil-da which would be fine. But on the other hand this site states that it might derive from the word 'wild'.
So how do you pronounce it and what do you think of it?
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I once worked with a Wilda. She pronounced it WILL-duh, which makes sense to me. I like this name. It's different without being over-the-top.
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I've never encountered this name, but I'd pronounce it WIL-də. It reminds me of Wilma, and it sounds like a rather ugly old lady name to me.
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I don't like the name, I'd pronounce it while-da or wil-da too, similar to wilma
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I've never encountered this name in real life. My instincts would be the same:
Wylda --> WHILE-dah
Wilda --> WILL-dah
I prefer the first.
Wylda --> WHILE-dah
Wilda --> WILL-dah
I prefer the first.
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I've never encountered this name in real life. My instincts would be the same:
Wylda --> WHILE-dah
Wilda --> WILL-dah
I prefer the first.
Wylda --> WHILE-dah
Wilda --> WILL-dah
I prefer the first.
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I've never come across Wylda, but I have Wilda on my PNL. I pronounce it WIL-da. Obviously, it's on my list, so I like it. But I tend to be very drawn to "old lady" german names.
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