Wilbur

Brother who flew

Wilbur is a masculine given name, now somewhat old-fashioned.

It gained cultural visibility through Wilbur Wright of aviation fame and the pig protagonist in *Charlotte's Web*: Nobody ever named a pig Wilbur before.

The name peaked in American usage in the early twentieth century and has declined since.

literary

Charlotte's Web

Novel about loyal spider

  • pigDomesticated swine for meat
  • runtUndersized offspring
  • HumbleNortheast Houston suburb

Fern · barnyard · spider · friendship · farm · E.B. White · livestock · piglet · sow · boar

name

Orville

inventor · airplane · flight · Kitty Hawk · biplane · glider · aeronautics · propeller · pilot · aerospace

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Opposites
wright brothers birth order

WilburOrville

Orville Wright

charlotte's web character roles

WilburCharlotte

Feminine name, Carolina city

Templeton · Fern

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G