Sara McGinnis
posted in CelebritiesDonald Faison loved another star couple's baby name so much he decided to copy it -- except it turns out he misheard what they call their little one! The actor, who recently welcomed a daughter with wife CaCee Cobb, has opened up about how daughter Wilder Frances got her name, and the story involves actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and director Sam Taylor-Johnson.
"I was in London shooting Kick-Ass 2 and [my costar] Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife, Sam, have a child named Wylda. And I thought they were saying 'Wilder' and were dropping the 'R' because of their British accents. And it turns out their daughter’s name was Wylda," Donald explained to Us Weekly with a laugh.
"When I came home — I [told CaCee I] heard the best name ever. 'I think Wilder is a great name for a girl,'" he recalled saying. "And my wife was like, ‘I love that name.' And it turns out that that wasn’t the name of their child at all."
Donald Faison, who is pictured here with their 22-month-old son Rocco (check out the expressive eyebrows on both father and son!), went on to share of his daughter's name, "It was meant to be. And it is kind of crazy because Wilder means 'wild animal' and her middle name is Frances, and that means 'free.' And so accidentally, we named our kid 'wild and free.'"
It always amazes me how hearing the story behind the name parents choose makes me like it so much more, even if it's something sort of silly like how Wilder's name came to be.
My own name means "princess," which I'm pretty sure my mom loved. She was very excited to be having a girl after first having given birth to a boy, but unfortunately for her I popped out way more tomboy than anything else. Hilariously, my husband's name means "bent nose." Let's just say we don't put a lot of stock into name meanings in our family.
Don't know what your name means? Check here with the BabyCenter Names Finder.
What do your kids' names mean? Did the meanings influence your name selection?
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