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Tucker - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tucker

[ 2 syll. tuc-ker, tu-ck-er ] The boy name Tucker is pronounced as TAHKer KEY. Tucker is largely used in English and it is derived from Old English origins. From the word 'tucian' which is of the meaning to full. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from the medieval job title for a 'fuller' who spins and works with woollen cloth.

Tucker is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.071% of baby boys were named Tucker. It was #237 in rank then. Within all boy names in its family, Tucker was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Tucker include Tesher, Thatcher (English), and Tsar (Russian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Tucker: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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Meaning of Tucker