Parker (given name)

Parker
PronunciationPAR-ker
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Old English
Word/nameParker (surname)
Meaning"park keeper"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Related namesPark, Parke, Parkes, Parkman, Parks

Parker is an English language unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning 'park keeper', hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants.[1]

  1. ^ "Parker - Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-01-12.