Parker
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Parker
Parker derives from the Middle English occupational surname "parker," referring to someone who kept a park or enclosed hunting ground, from the Old French "parc." The name originally denoted a keeper or ranger of a medieval park, particularly one employed by nobility.
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Etymology
Parker derives from the Middle English occupational surname "parker," referring to someone who kept a park or enclosed hunting ground, from the Old French "parc." The name originally denoted a keeper or ranger of a medieval park, particularly one employed by nobility.
The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Britain and North America, and has no specific religious association; it gained prominence as a given name in the 20th century and remains common among both males and females in contemporary usage.
Parker currently ranks #102 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.
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