Origin of the name Harper:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Middle English harp (a harp), which arose as an occupational name for a harp player.
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Unisex name.
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I'm the mother of a 2006 Harper... thought it was going to be one of a kind... not quite... in her pre-school class of ten, she was one of two... and one of five across the entire preschool consisting of a population of 80... I was in disbelief.
- Nicknames for Harper: | Edit
Harpsichord / Harpie
- Meanings and history of the name Harper: | Edit
Harp player
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Writer Harper Lee
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Harper is the name of the Mormon wife in the play Angels in America.
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Global Popularity of the Name Harper
- #265 in Canada (Alberta)
- #297 in United States
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