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Hunter

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Usage English
Pronounced Pron. HUN-tər
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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).

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Last ranked #22 in 2020 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #39 in 2019 Canada
Last ranked #58 in 2020 England and Wales
Last ranked #91 in 2021 Ireland
Last ranked #20 in 2021 New Zealand
Last ranked #73 in 2021 Northern Ireland
Last ranked #48 in 2021 Scotland
Last ranked #86 in 2021 (m) #816 in 2021 (f) United States

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2000s, authors, colleges or universities, colors, English nouns, Ever After High characters, green, hunters, journalists, no longer modern by the 21st century, occupations, Power Rangers characters, Queer as Folk US characters, Rick and Morty characters, Spyro characters, Star Wars characters, surnames, The Golden Girls characters, The Sopranos characters, top 10 in Canada, top 10 in New Zealand, TV show titles, William Faulkner characters, word names
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Entry updated October 11, 2012
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