Tucker is a given name of mixed origin, likely deriving from the occupational surname referring to a "cloth-softener".[1] The word 'Tucker' comes from the German word Tucher, meaning cloth-weaver.[2]
Origin | |
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Word/name | Old English, Old Saxon, Gaeilge |
Meaning | derived from various Germanic verbs meaning "to torment" |
Region of origin | England, Germany, Ireland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Tukker, Toher |
People with the given name "Tucker" include
editA
edit- Tucker Addington (born 1997), American football player
- Tucker Albrizzi (born 2000), American actor
- Tucker Ashford (born 1954), American baseball player
B
edit- Tucker Barnhart (born 1991), American baseball player
- Tucker Beathard (born 1995), American singer-songwriter
- Tucker Bone (born 1996), American soccer player
- Tucker Boner (born 1993), American social media personality
- Tucker Bounds (born 1979), American politician
C
edit- Tucker Carlson (born 1969), American television host
- Tucker Cawley, American journalist and television show host
- Tucker Croft (??–1955), Irish footballer
D
edit- Tucker Davidson (born 1996), American baseball player
- Tucker DeVries (born 2002), American basketball player
- Tucker Dupree (born 1989), American swimmer
- Tucker Durkin (born 1990), American lacrosse player
E
edit- Tucker Elliot, American sportswriter
- Tucker Eskew (born 1962), American political strategist
F
edit- Tucker Fisk (born 1999), American football player
- Tucker Fredricks (born 1984), American speed skater
- Tucker Frederickson (born 1943), American football player
G
edit- Tucker Gates, American television director
- Tucker Gleason, American football player
- Tucker Gougelmann (1917–1975), American army officer
H
edit- Tucker Hibbert (born 1984), American snowboarder
- Tucker Hollingsworth (born 1984), American photographer
- Tucker Hume (born 1993), American soccer player
K
edit- Tucker Kraft (born 2000), American football player
L
edit- Tucker Lepley (born 2002), American soccer player
M
edit- Tucker Martine (born 1972), American record producer
- Tucker Max (born 1975), American author
- Tucker McCann (born 1997), American football player
- Tucker L. Melancon (born 1946), American judge
- Tucker Murphy (born 1991), American-British skier
N
edit- Tucker Neale (born 1972), American basketball player
- Tucker Nichols (born 1970), American artist
P
edit- Tucker Poolman (born 1993), American ice hockey player
R
edit- Tucker Reed (born 1989), American murderer and author
- Tucker Richardson, American basketball player
- Tucker Rountree (born 1981), American songwriter
- Tucker Rule, American Drummer (Thursday, L.S. Dunes, Frank Iero and the Patience)
S
edit- Tucker Smallwood (born 1944), American author
- Tucker Smith (1936–1988), American actor
- Tucker P. Smith (1898–1970), American academic
- Tucker Stephenson (born 1996), American soccer player
T
edit- Tucker Toman (born 2003), American baseball player
- Tucker Tooley (born 1968/1969), American film producer
V
edit- Tucker Vorster (born 1988), South African tennis player
W
edit- Tucker West (born 1995), American luger
- Tucker Wiard (1941–2022), American television editor
Z
edit- Tucker Zimmerman (born 1941), American singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
edit- Tucker Cooper, a fictional engineer in the Shining Time Station 1990 holiday special, "Tis a Gift"
- Tucker Crowe, the fictional reclusive singer-songwriter in Nick Hornby's novel Juliet, Naked
- Tucker Foley, a character on the Nicktoon Danny Phantom
- Tucker Jenkins, played by actor Todd Carty in the BBC television series Grange Hill and spin-off Tucker's Luck
- Tucker McCall, a character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Tucker Williams, a.k.a. Mega Boy, from the film Zoom
- Tucker/Norm Phipps, a character in the 1998 movie There's Something About Mary
See also
edit- Tucker (surname), a page for people with the surname "Tucker"
References
edit- ^ "Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Tucker". ohbabynames.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Tucker Surname Meaning, History & Origin". selectsurnames.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.