Harper

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Origin and Meaning of Harper

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• According to a user from Kentucky, United States, the name Harper is of English origin and means "Yes".
• A submission from Michigan, United States says the name Harper means "Gift of God; Honest" and is of English origin.
• According to a user from Illinois, United States, the name Harper is of English origin and means "Musician".

Other origins: Scottish and Indian (Sanskrit)

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Harp"er

Senses

1. A player on the harp; a minstrel."The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms." [Longfellow.]
2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland.

Etymology: AS. hearpere

Other Dictionary Sources

1. Someone who plays the harp
   Synonyms: harpist

Wiktionary

1. An occupational surname​ for a player of the harp.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name of modern usage.

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Fun Facts about the name Harper

• What name lists does Harper rank for?

  #18	Girl Name of the 2010s

  #7	Modern Girl Names

  #80	Unisex Names

• How Popular is the name Harper? Harper is the 778^th most popular name of all time. In 2017 Harper was the 11^th most popular name. As a last name Harper was the 245^th most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name Harper have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 75,857 babies born with the first name Harper in the United States. That's more than enough people named Harper to occupy the country of Dominica with an estimated population of 71,293 (as of May 14, 2011).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Harper? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
• When was Harper first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Harper is Thursday, July 25th, 1872.
• What year had the most people named Harper born? The highest recorded use of the first name Harper was in 2016 with a total of 10,773 babies. That's a lot of babies named Harper!
• Random Harper Factoid: According to the 2012 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Harper ranks 25^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Washington. Imagine that, 172 babies in Washington have the same name as you in 2012.
• Weird things about the name Harper: Your name in reverse order is Reprah. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Eaprrh. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name Harper? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 124,461 people with the last name Harper.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Harper? Harper was ranked as the 245^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!

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