Five-name Friday: Boy name for Wilder’s brother

It’s spring! Time to start some spring cleaning. But a quick perusal of your cleaning closet reveals that you’re running low on a few key things, so you head to the store to restock.

In the cleaning goods aisle you strike up a conversation with a friendly pregnant lady. She jokes that she’ll be brainstorming for baby names while she vacuums. You ask her what sort of name she’s looking for and she says:

We’re looking for a boy name to go with big siblings Matilda and Wilder. Mild literary or nature associations are a plus, but not necessary.

“Do you have any suggestions?”

You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give her dozens of suggestions on the spot. But you’ve got a lot of dusting and scrubbing to do, so you only have time to give her five helpful suggestions before making your purchase and heading home.

But here’s the fun part: Instead of blurting out the first five names you come up with (which is what you’d be forced to do in real life) you get to press a magical “pause” button, brainstorm for a bit, and then “unpause” the scenario to offer her the best five names you can think of.

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you brainstorm:

• Be independent. Decide on your five names before looking at anyone else’s five names.
• Be sincere. Would you honestly suggest these particular baby names out loud to a stranger in public?
• Five names only! All names beyond the first five in your comment will be either deleted or replaced with nonsense words.

Finally, here’s the request again:

We’re looking for a boy name to go with big siblings Matilda and Wilder. Mild literary or nature associations are a plus, but not necessary.

Which five baby names are you going to suggest?