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♂ Harper (boy)
What does Harper mean?
Harper 
as a boys' name (also used more widely as girls' name Harper) is pronounced HAR-per. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Harper is "harpist, minstrel". Occupational surname used as first name.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational, surname
Variations
VARIANT Harpur
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Harper Braden (H.B.), ..
How popular is Harper?
Harper is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#226 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Harper reached its apex position of #606 in the U.S. in the year 2012, and is at #971 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Barber, Barker, Carter▲, Carver, Casper, Farmer, Farrer, Garner, Garpar (see Gaspard), Gasper, Haider, Halver, Hammer, Harben, Harbert, Harden, Hardey, Harel, Harford, Harfurd (see Harford), Harken, Harlea, Harlee, Harlen, Harley▼, Harmen, Harpal, Harpreet, Harrel, Harte, Harvard, Harve▼, Harvee, Harvey▼, Havier, Hayder, Herbert▼, Hooper, Hopper, Jasper▲, Kacper, Kasper, Marmer, Parker▲ and Warner. These names tend to be more frequently used than Harper.
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