At a Glance
- Meaning
- Falconer — one who trains or handles falcons
- Origin
- Scottish/English (surname, variant of Falconer, ultimately from Anglo-Norman/Old French faucon 'falcon')
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- FAWK-ner
Faulkner is a Scottish/English (surname, variant of Falconer, ultimately from Anglo-Norman/Old French faucon 'falcon') boy's name meaning “falconer — one who trains or handles falcons”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Faulkner
Meaning: Falconer — one who trains or handles falcons.
Origin: Scottish/English (surname, variant of Falconer, ultimately from Anglo-Norman/Old French faucon 'falcon').
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Faulkner
FAWK-nerIPA /ˈfɔːknər/
Popularity of Faulkner
Faulkner 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.
Lists That Include Faulkner
Similar Names
Fitzgerald · Zola · Ambrose · Peregrine · Tennyson · Eliot
