Harper for a boy

[snitchintimesavesnine]

My sister emailed me to ask my opinion on her names. The list is only four names long Charlie, William and Joseph are the others.
Harper is the favourite. I'm not keen and I thought it was a girls name.
Would you try to put her off it, or do you all like it? She has asked me after all.

[Thunderduck]

No. It's much too feminine. It wouldn't work imho.

[Scorpette]

The only reason people know of Harper as a name is cos of Harper Lee, the woman who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird, so people will think of it as feminine, although it's not, necessarily. Harper was actually quite a masculine name to give a little girl, but it's common to give kids of either sex surnames as first names in America.

[Maninadirndl]

Bound to be called Harpic in school.

[PeppermintPatty]

I know a baby boy called Harper.

[MaggieBeau]

nmsaa

[BunnyLebowski]

Bad enough for a girl, frigging woeful for a boy....Charlie, William and Joseph are all lovely (if safe) names.

[sliceoflife]

no, no no!

[janeite]

I don't like it. Joseph is the best from her list imho.

[Firawla]

I don't like it for either but it's definitely classed as a girl's name so may lead to teasing on a boy

[Momino]

Gregory Peck's grandson is called Harper.

We've just called our dd3 Harper. i love the name but was a bit unsure about it at first as a lot of people did think it a boy's name

someone asked me 'the baby's name as we were out on a walk, i said it was Harper and he said, 'ah, a boy then?'...

IMO i think it works for both.

[ilikeyoursleeves]

I know a girl called Harper!

[CliffordtheBigRedCat]

Sorry dont like it

prefer Charles, William and Joseph

[MamaLazarou]

They will call him Parper at school.

Talking of Harper Lee, I am currently loving Atticus.

[heavenstobetsy]

I've kind of surprised myself by quite liking it actually!

...... as for your sister, even though she has asked for your opinion it doesn't actually means she wants it especially if you are about to tell her you don't like her favourite name. I'd tread carefully if I were you

[mrsradders]

oh i like Harper i do think of it as a boys name though.

I have friends whose last name is Harper and hubby gets refered to as Harper.

I wouldn't choose it for a girl as i prefer girly names, but it is personal choice and if you know it is your sisters fav then i would say you like it.
xx

[Hulababy]

I don't like Harper, sorry. Charlie, William and Joseph are all lovely and much nicer IMO.

Have also never heard of Harper for a boy although it does actually sound more masculine. Mind you have only heard it as a girl's name once, and that is on some children's programme.

[screamingabdab]

It is a girls name. As a general rule I don't like Surnames-as-First-Names, but Harper is an exception because it is such a good book. (IMVHO).

[screamingabdab]

The others are all good, solid boys names. Not to be sniffed at.

[janeite]

Atticus is "lovely".

[MrsMcCluskey]

Its a girls name

[janeite]

Agh - first time I've tried to bold and I failed because my keyboard has gone mad. It is a LOVELY name! lovely

[hana]

like it as a girls name

charles is v wet name
as is joseph

like William (Will)

[ThePhantomPlopper]

It's a girls name, but I prefer it as boy's name. Problem is, it sounds like a surname.