Names That Mean Wild

  1. Tarvo
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "wild aurochs; energy"
    • Description:

      Tarvo has two potential origin stories. The first is that it derives from the Old Finnish word tarvas, meaning "wild aurochs," a wild species of cattle that is now extinct. The second possible derivation is from the Estonian tarv, meaning "energy."
  2. Everton
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Meaning:

      "wild boar settlement"
    • Description:

      This geographical name, which belongs to an English Premier League football club, is popular in soccer-mad Brazil.
  3. Everston
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "wild boar settlement"
    • Description:

      Ever- names are currently red-hot, but surname-style Everston is still waiting to be discovered.
  4. Wildrose
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "wild rose"
    • Description:

      A dramatic botanical smoosh name that's starting to gain attention among adventurous baby namers. If Primrose feels a little... well, prim for you, Wildrose could be a daring alternative.
  5. Wilderose
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "wild rose"
    • Description:

      Variant of Wildrose
  6. Revella
    • Origin:

      Variation of Revello, Catalan
    • Meaning:

      "wild olive tree"
    • Description:

      Revella is mostly seen as a surname in the US, but has been found on first name record as well. It is likely a variation of the surname Revello, but could also be considered a variation of Revel.
  7. Revello
    • Origin:

      Italian place name, Catalan
    • Meaning:

      "wild olive tree"
    • Description:

      Most frequently seen as a surname of those with Italian or Spanish heritage. The Italian variation is a habitational surname denoting ancestors from the town of Revello, while the Catalan (sometimes spelled Revelló) derives from revell, meaning "wild olive tree."
  8. Everlynn
    • Origin:

      American invented name, variation of Evelyn and Everly, English
    • Meaning:

      "desired; water; island; wild boar in woodland clearing"
    • Description:

      Everlynn combines two of the hottest baby names of the moment — Evelyn and Everly — but can't claim either of their histories. Although if you can't decide between the two, Everlynn is the logical compromise.
  9. Chicago
    • Origin:

      American place name, Algonquin
    • Meaning:

      "wild garlic"
    • Description:

      When Kim Kardashian and Kanye West named their daughter Chicago — after West's hometown — we expected it to rise for baby girls. But American parents have taken to Chicago as a boy name. It's been given to more boys than girls every year since 2018.
  10. Wylda
    • Origin:

      Variation of the word wild or German
    • Meaning:

      "to strive"
    • Description:

      The German name for girls Wylda was introduced to the world by British filmmaker/artist, director of Fifty Shades of Gray Sam Taylor-Wood and her actor husband, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who named their daughter Wylda Rae. Is that Wylda, which rhymes with Hilda, and might be found inhabiting a sod hut on the Kansas prairie in 1901? Or Wylda, sister of Wilder, destined for a future as a hell-raising singer in a rock band?
  11. Nasreen
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "wild rose"
    • Description:

      An international rose name with strength and femininity. Nasreen is slightly more common in the US than the Nasrin variation.
  12. Hesat
    • Origin:

      Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "the wild one"
    • Description:

      A maternal goddess in Egyptian mythology, Hesat is often depicted as a cow and was said to provide humanity with milk.