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Fletcher

What does Fletcher mean?

Fletcher Pronunciation of Fletcher as a boys' name is pronounced FLECH-er. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Fletcher is "arrow-maker". Occupational name, from Old French flechier, derived from fleche (of Germanic origin). Fletcher Christian was the leader of the mutiny on the "Bounty" in 1789.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Fl-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH old, leader

Variations

VARIANTS Flecher, Fletch

CREATIVE FORMS
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(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Fletcher Jefferson (F.J.), ..

How popular is Fletcher?

Fletcher is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#762 out of 1220, Top 62%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#352 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Fletcher reached its highest rank of #315 in the U.S. in the 1890s, and is at #609 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Fletcher name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Fletcher outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Aleister, Alester, Altaer, Alter, Ancher, Archer, Arther, Beacher, Becher, Becker, Beecher, Butcher, Cleander, Decker, Dieter, Eleazer, Elemer, Elisher, Fechin, Feichin, Ferrer, Ferrier, Fester, Fielder, Fischer, Fisher, Fisscher (see Fisher), Fitch, Fleicien, Foster, Franche, French, Fritzchen, Guenther, Gunther, Kleiner, Lother, Louther, Luther, Maither, Mather, Matther, Mercer, Peter, Pieter, Slater, Spencer, Thacher, Thatcher, Uther, Valther, Vischer, Visscher, Walther and Wernher. These names tend to be less frequently used than Fletcher.

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