Buster - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Buster \b(u)-

is of English origin. Derived from the word "bust", from "burst". Nickname made famous by silent film celebrity Buster Keaton. Also a hugely popular comic strip character of the 1930s called Buster Brown, and the brand of a shoe with a well-known advertising jingle in the early 1960s. Swimmer/actor Buster Crabbe.

Similar baby names are Baxter, Caster, Kester, Coster, Foster, Lester, Nester, Vester and Wister.

Buster is a somewhat common first name for men (#1068 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#8408 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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