Hunter.
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.
Meaning & usage
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename A place in Australia: A river in New South Wales, Australia; flowing 300 km from the Mount Royal Range within Barrington Tops National Park into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle; named for John Hunter, 2nd Governor of New South Wales.
A placename A place in Australia: A river in Western Australia, Australia; flowing 16 km from Donkins Hill near Mitchell River National Park into the Timor Sea; named by Australian explorer Philip Parker King for James Hunter, the surgeon of King's HMS Mermaid.
A placename A place in Australia: An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
A placename A place in Australia: A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia
A placename A river in northwest Otago, New Zealand; flowing into Lake Hāwea.
A placename A river in Prince Edward Island, Canada; flowing from near Hartville into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near North Rustico.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois.
A placename A locale in the United States: A township in Edgar County, Illinois.
A placename A locale in the United States: A minor city in Mitchell County, Kansas; named for early settler Al Hunter.
A placename A locale in the United States: A township in Jackson County, Minnesota.
A placename A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Carter County, Missouri; named for early landowner John Hunter.
A placename A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town and village therein, in Greene County, New York.
A placename A locale in the United States: A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota; named for local landowner John Hunter.
A placename A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio; named for Ohio congressman W. F. Hunter.
A placename A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
A placename A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee.
A placename A locale in the United States: A town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
The constellation Orion.
Where this word comes from
From hunter.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.