When Christian Hunter was born on 16 August 1786, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, her father, Joseph Hunter, was 29 and her mother, Helen Snadon, was 25.
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Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
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