Jaeger - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Jaeger \

is pronounced JAY-ger. It is of German origin, and its meaning is "hunter". The similar sounding Jagur, a biblical place name, is an Aramaic name meaning "heap of stones; marker".

Jaeger has 2 variant forms: Jagger and Jagur.

Baby names that sound like Jaeger are Yegor, Egor, Ygor, Igor and Yakar.

Jaeger is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3326 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Jaeger. Compare Jaeger with its variant forms and related boy names.

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