Harlowe
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- Comments and insights on the name Harlowe: | Edit
The name Harlow is traditionally a male name.
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I have found that it is incredibly feminine and has become well liked! People hear it and go "oh wow! what a beautiful name . .I would have never thought of it!" I also get "isn't that Nicole Richie's daughters name?" (that is where I first heard it~ I feel in love with it & when I found out we were having another little girl I knew it would be what we would name her!! )
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The old world meaning of the name is "from the mound of people" I have also seen the meanings "hill with heap of rocks" and "host army"
- Famous real-life people named Harlowe: | Edit
Jean Harlow: (a screen actress from the 20s & 30s)
Clara Harlowe Barton: Founder of the Red Cross
Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden: The daughter of Nicole Richie & Joel Madden.
- Harlowe in song, story & screen: | Edit
The only place I can think of that I have ever heard the name (in a song) is in a Madonna song (( I think It is called "Vogue")) . the line is : "Grace Kelly; Harlow, Jean
Picture of a beauty queen" . . but that is all I can think of foe the moment!
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Commentary on the name Harlow:
Jean Harlow was a platinum blonde bombshell, a screen sensation of the 1930s. Her image suffuses this name, resulting in a contemporary surname with an aura of old-time glamour.
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