A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
 







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Origin and Meaning of the Name Hunter

Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Hunter

Old English

Usage of the Name Hunter

English

Meaning of the Name Hunter

The name Hunter comes from a surname, which is derived from an occupational name meaning "hunter" in Old English.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Hunter Johnson (1906 - 1998), an American male composer; Edward Hunter Davies (born 1936), an English male journalist and biographer; Hunter S. Thompson (1937 - 2005), an American male journalist and author; Hunter Tylo (born 1962), an American actress; Hunter Parrish (born 1987), an American actor.

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