English · Boy name
Tucker
“fabric pleater”
About the name Tucker
Tucker is an English occupational surname meaning ‘fabric pleater’, from Middle English ‘tuken’, to tuck or full cloth. In the West of England a tucker was a worker who cleaned and thickened woollen cloth by beating it in water, the same trade called a fuller elsewhere. The name has been used as a first name since the twentieth century, mainly in the United States. Tucker Carlson is an American television presenter who carries it as a first name.
- Meaning
- fabric pleater
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- TUK-er(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Tucker
- Tucker James
- Tucker Michael
- Tucker Alexander
- Tucker William
- Tucker Joseph
Questions about Tucker
- What does Tucker mean?
- Tucker is an English name meaning "fabric pleater".
- How do you pronounce Tucker?
- Tucker is pronounced TUK-er, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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