Meaning of name Parker

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Meaning

The name Parker has the following meaning:

Keeper of the park.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Parker as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Parker is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 124 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Parker rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 96 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Parker in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Parker is pronounced as par-ker

Origins

Parker originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Parker and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Parker: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Parker: Park, Parkar, Parke, Parkes, Parkman, Parks

Style

We think the name Parker should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Parker to be: Clean-cut, conservative, calm and distinguish businessman

In one word, you might describe Parker as a(n) "distinguished" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Parker (or its variants) are:

Parker Burrell, born on 6 February, a famous politician. Parker Burrell's background: A politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the northern riding of Swan River for the Progressive Conservative Party.

Parker Griffith, born on 6 August, a famous politician. Parker Griffith's background: A Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 7th District since 2006. His district includes parts of Madison County.

Parker MacDonald, born on 14 June, a famous athelete. Parker MacDonald's background: A professional ice hockey left winger who played for a number of NHL teams in his 18 year career.