Tucker

Tucker started as an English occupational surname for someone who fulled cloth, beating wet wool into density, a word that shares roots with tuck. Preston Tucker tried and failed to revolutionize the American car in 1948, a story that later became a Coppola film. As a first name, Tucker has a folksy, slightly rural American feel, the kind that pairs easily with a porch and a pickup truck. Currently at rank 200 in the U.S., it holds its ground at the edge of the top 200. Two syllables, the k firm in the middle, the ending open. Tucker sounds friendly and a little mischievous, ready to whistle back to a dog.