Wilbur
[ˈwɪlbər]Meaning
from an English surname, from Middle English Wildbor, "wild boar"
Background Story
Wilbur comes from an English surname that was originally derived from the nickname Wildbor, meaning "wild boar" in Middle English. Wilbur Wright, one half of the Wright brothers, bore the name, and was named after the Methodist minister Wilbur Fisk. A fictional bearer is the pig in the children's novel Charlotte's Web.
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