At a Glance: Name: Fletch – Meaning: arrow-maker (short form of Fletcher) – Origin: Old French (short form of the surname Fletcher) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: FLETCH
Fletch is an Old French (short form of the surname Fletcher) boy's name meaning “arrow-maker (short form of Fletcher)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Fletch
Meaning: Arrow-maker (short form of Fletcher).
Origin: Old French (short form of the surname Fletcher).
A common claim: Fletch means 'arrow' Actually: The underlying word refers to the occupation of making/fletching arrows, not the arrow itself, and it's Old French, not Old English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Fletch
Phonetic: FLETCH IPA: /flɛtʃ/
Popularity of Fletch
Fletch 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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