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HelpRe: Harper
in reply to a message by Lapin
I hate it. I've heard kids being called it, and that didn't help, which is rare. It sounds inhuman, like a corporation or a screechy mythical monster.
I can't even like it next to Gwendolyn, and I love Gwendolyn.
I can't even like it next to Gwendolyn, and I love Gwendolyn.
This message was edited 3/22/2020, 11:46 AM
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They weren’t just screechy. The harpies in mythology were tasked with defecating on an old man’s food every time he tried to eat because he made a god angry. They were awful on every possible level.
Harper is an awful name, sorry.
Harper is an awful name, sorry.
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Well, I did say it sounds like a monster.
It'd seem better if I could connect it with music, but I can't. Someone who plays the harp is a harpist, to me. Someone who harps is a harper (aka nag or harpy).
It'd seem better if I could connect it with music, but I can't. Someone who plays the harp is a harpist, to me. Someone who harps is a harper (aka nag or harpy).
This message was edited 3/22/2020, 12:03 PM
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Am I literally the only person who likes this name? lol
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Nope.
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I love it on a boy, but can't stand it on a girl.
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I really don't think Harper on a boy is cruel, it is also used fairly frequently for boys in Australia. Actually most of the boy Harpers I know are older than the girls, but I know two little ones.
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