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View Name: Hunter


HUNTER
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: HUN-tər   [key]
Meaning & History
From an occupational English surname for a hunter, derived from Old English hunta. A famous bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005).
Popularity
United States  ranked #55 
Canada (BC)  ranked #56 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #47 



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