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Hunter (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
HUN-ter

Word/name
  
England

Variant form(s)
  
Hunt

Gender
  
Male and Female

Meaning
  
Hunter pursuer

Hunter is an English masculine and feminine given name. In the United States, it can be both a masculine, feminine or stove top name but is almost entirely masculine elsewhere. Notable people with the name include:

  • Hunter Doherty Adams, better known as Patch Adams (born 1945), American physician and activist
  • Hunter Biden (born 1970), American lawyer
  • Hunter Burgan (born 1976), American bassist
  • Hunter Carpenter, American football player
  • Hunter Davies (born 1936), British writer
  • Hunter Foster (born 1969), American actor
  • Hunter J. Francois (1924–2014), Saint Lucian politician
  • Hunter Freeman (born 1985), American soccer player
  • Hunter Gomez (born 1991), American actor
  • Hunter Hayes (born 1991), American country music singer
  • Hunter Harrison (born 1944), railroad executive
  • Hunter Hillenmeyer (born 1980), American football player
  • Hunter Johnson (disambiguation), several people
  • Hunter Johnston (born 1980), better known as Delirious, American wrestler
  • Hunter Lewis (born 1947), American economist
  • Hunter Liggett (1857–1935), American general
  • Hunter Lovins (born 1950), American author, educator and promoter
  • Hunter Mahan (born 1982), American golfer
  • Hunter Meighan (1914–2008), New York politician
  • Hunter McGuire (1835–1900), American physician
  • Hunter Parrish (born 1987), American actor
  • Hunter Pence (born 1983), American baseball player
  • Hunter Shinkaruk (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Hunter Smith (born 1977), American football player
  • Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), American writer
  • Hunter Tylo (born 1962), American actress
  • Hunter Wendelstedt (born 1971), American baseball umpire
  • Fictional characters

  • Hunter Van Pelt, character in the 1995 film Jumanji
  • Hunter Bradley, character in the television series "Power Rangers: Ninja Storm"
  • Hunter Clarington, character in the television series "Glee"
  • Professional wrestler Triple H (real name Paul Levesque), whose ring name is an abbreviation of his prior ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley
  • Hunter Zolomon, a DC Comics supervillain known as Zoom.
  • References

    Hunter (given name) Wikipedia