Message: "Hunter" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Hunter

by Maya (guest)

8/27/2007, 11:40 AM

Do you like the name Hunter for a boy?
What middle names can you think of that go with it?

#Hunter

Replies

- pheebly (guest)

8/27/2007, 10:17 PM

I don't like this name at all. Not for a boy, but especially not for a girl.

Hunting to me, implies death. Ugh. I really cannot fathom how this name came into vogue.

- Isla

8/27/2007, 7:40 PM

I can't stand it, but I'd rather see it on a boy than a girl. My 11-year-old nephew has two Hunters in his class, one's a boy and one's a girl. They literally refer to them as Boy Hunter and Girl Hunter. And Girl Hunter's father is a taxidermist. :b

I'm not fond of hunting, though it's fine for other people, so I've never understood the fascination with wanting to call one's innocent baby after the occupation/hobby of someone who likes to kill animals. :-/

- Miles (Miles_thegirl)

8/27/2007, 6:19 PM

I don't mind it but It's my boyfriend's last name so I could never use it.

- LizzyQ +1

8/27/2007, 3:48 PM

Hunter is my #1 MOST HATED name. What if poor little "Hunter" grows up to be a vegetarian? What if he takes his name to heart and decides he wants to hunt little innocent and cute creatures? I dislike label names for so many reasons, but this one is the worst, IMO, because it it violent and cruel.

What if my BIL who grow up and became Buddhist was named "Christian"?
What if my DH who grew up to be vegan was named "Hunter"?

Do you think either of them would appreciate their names? It would end up being a huge hassle for them to get them changed and a huge identity crisis.

Just something to think about.

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

8/27/2007, 4:23 PM

Not nessicarly, I heard of a Jew named Christian once, and they were fine.

I dislike hunting (but at least they eat it as well, as do other things, not just kill it for it's skin), but yet I like Hunter on a girl, and I'd use it. I know that sounds odd, but I can't help but like the name.

This message was edited 8/27/2007, 4:40 PM

- Snapdragon

8/27/2007, 2:26 PM

I dislike Hunter... It's too "kill the animal" for me.

Hunter Benjamin
Hunter Calvin
Hunter Elliot
Hunter Gareth
Hunter James
Hunter Leo
Hunter Leopold
Hunter Maxwell
Hunter Samuel
Hunter William

- Memphis (neverland4962)

8/27/2007, 1:39 PM

I've only known a few Hunters, and they're girls. However, I've always thought of it as a boys' name.
Hunter Ethan
Hunter Rhys / Reese

- MizLaura +1

8/27/2007, 12:55 PM

I think it's okay. NMS, but it's fine.

Hunter James
Hunter Grant
Hunter Michael
Hunter Daniel
Hunter Lee
Hunter Joel
Hunter Isaac
Hunter Paul
Hunter Reid
Hunter Carl
Hunter Nolan
Hunter Max
Hunter Samuel
Hunter Gabriel

Any of these work?

- Maya (guest)

8/27/2007, 1:11 PM

Hunter James
Hunter Daniel
Hunter Samuel

are nice.

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly) +3

8/27/2007, 12:35 PM

I like Hunter, but for a girl only

- Megan (guest)

8/27/2007, 7:14 PM

Me too, I always thought it made a cute girl's name.

- Kate +1

8/27/2007, 2:51 PM

Oh dear : (

- Vraiment

8/28/2007, 6:36 AM

Agree.

- Tuesday (trayc53) +1

8/27/2007, 12:19 PM

It's actually a GP of mine. I knew a really nice one once (he was really cute, too!), so that's probably why.

Hunter Thomas
Hunter Vincent
Hunter Frederick
Hunter Jonathan
Hunter William
Hunter Stephen
Hunter Gabriel
Hunter Kyle
Hunter Zachary
Hunter Jeremy / Jeremias / Jeremiah
Hunter Isidore
Hunter Nicholas
Hunter Phillip / Philip
Hunter Edward
Hunter Edmond
Hunter Mackenzie
Hunter Callum
Hunter Colin / Collin
Hunter George
Hunter Joseph

Like any?

- Maya (guest)

8/27/2007, 12:54 PM

Thanks,

I like

Hunter Jonathan
Hunter William
Hunter Nicholas
Hunter Joseph

- poppylena

8/27/2007, 12:02 PM

I hate it, it's too violent for my tastes (though at least you're not suggesting it for a girl). It's probably my most hated boys' name. Plus it has a rather unfortunate rhyming word in the first syllable.