Wide

Wide is an East Frisian short form of the name Wido, which in turn is a variant of the Germanic name Wedekind. Translated, Wide means 'the son of the forest' or 'the forest child'.

What does the name Wide mean?

Wide is an East Frisian abbreviation of Wido, which is a variant of the Germanic name Wedekind. The literal translation is 'the son of the forest' or 'the forest child'. Its origins are anchored in the Old High German components witu, meaning 'the forest', 'the wood', or 'the grove', and kind, which means 'the child' or 'the son'. Other variants include Wittekind, Wito, Widu, Wedig, Wedigo, Wedeke, Weke, Weeke, Weeko, and Weko.

Where does the name Wide come from?

The origin of the name Wide is Old High German, applicable to both males and females, and means 'the son of the forest'.

How do you pronounce Wide?

Wide is pronounced like 'Viede'.

When is the name day of Wide?

The name day of Wide is celebrated on February 1 and May 4.

Popularity

In Germany, Wide is a rather rare first name. It has not appeared in the German first name charts so far. Its best ranking was in 2022, reaching 783rd place in the Swedish first name charts. In the last ten years, Wide has been used as a first name about 20 times in Sweden, placing it at 1,024th in the ten-year statistics. Between 1998 and 2024, it ranks 1,058th in Sweden. Worldwide, Wide is also not very common.