Bunting: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bunting – Meaning: named for the bunting, a small songbird – Origin: Middle English (surname/nickname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BUN-ting


Bunting is a Middle English (surname/nickname) unisex name meaning “named for the bunting, a small songbird”. It appears in our list of Wildwood Baby Names That Feel Like a Forest Walk.

Meaning & Origin of Bunting

Meaning: Named for the bunting, a small songbird.

Origin: Middle English (surname/nickname).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bunting

Phonetic: BUN-ting   IPA: /ˈbʌntɪŋ/

Popularity of Bunting

Bunting doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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