Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. HUN-tər(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta. Related NamesDetails VariantHunt(English) Given Name DescendantHunter(English) Categories Academy Awards Best Pictures, baseball players, blues musicians, ends in -er, isograms, occupations, word names