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♂ Hunter (boy)
What does Hunter mean?
Hunter 
as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Hunter) is pronounced HUN-ter. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Hunter is "hunter, pursuer". Occupational surname. Journalist Hunter Thompson.
STARTS WITH Hu-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, hunter, occupational, surname
Variations
VARIANT Hunt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hunter Kain (H.K.), ..
How popular is Hunter?
Hunter is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#735 out of 1220, Top 60%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#153 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hunter reached its highest position of #35 in the U.S. in the year 2000, and is at #56 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Hunt is the only other prominent related form of Hunter (#56 IN RECENT RANKINGS). These relations of Hunter were popular as birth names in the year 2000 (ADOPTION OF 0.64%) and are somewhat less conventional today (ADOPTION 0.34%, ▼47%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Ander, Avner, Baxter, Bonner, Buhler, Buster▼, Caster, Colter, Conner▼, Cutler, Denver▲, Dexter▲, Dieter, Fuller, Guenter, Gunner▲, Guntar, Gunter, Guntero (see Gunther), Gunther, Guntur, Haider, Halver, Haniel, Hannes, Harper, Harte, Hastey, Hayder, Hector, Helier, Hiller, Hooker, Hooper, Hube, Hubert▼, Hubie, Hughes, Humbert, Huntlea, Huntlee, Huntley, Huntly, Huston, Hutten, Hyder, Inver, Juniper, Jupiter, Kenner, Kester, Konner▲, Lander, Lanier, Lester▼, Linder, Luther▼, Minster, Muller, Muneer, Nester, Peter▼, Porter▲, Renier, Rutger, Ruttger (see Roger), Slater, Sumner, Tucker▲, Tupper, Vander, Winter, Wister, Xander▲ and Zander▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hunter.
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