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Love this name but is it a bog no no?

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mamaLou13 · 12/09/2012 09:22

Harper. I think it's a lovley name but do you think it's a no no because its the becks baby name?

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DamnTheManSaveTheEmpire · 15/09/2012 19:52

I personally think the name is beautiful and woud go for it if you love it.

Lolwhut · 15/09/2012 11:30

Not for me, because of the link with posh'n becks.

zxcv123 · 15/09/2012 10:45

Presumably any girl called Harper will eventually get called Harpy for short, in the playground or at home. The definition of "harpy" is a nasty, bad-tempered woman (similar to harridan). For that reason alone, I'd avoid it.

CheerfulYank · 15/09/2012 00:42

I've always liked it, but lots of celebs have used it besides the Beckhams (Neil Patrick Harris for one) so I think it will date.

WetAugust · 15/09/2012 00:31

Yuk name - sorry.

invicta · 14/09/2012 21:39

I shouldn't worry about the Beckam connection. Inthink a lot of people won't even think of it.

onedev · 14/09/2012 21:35

I think Harper is lovely. Smile

Pudgy2011 · 14/09/2012 21:31

Harper was our front runner girls' name when I was pregnant with DS (didn't find out the gender).
The Beckhams had their baby girl when I was 7 months along and straight away my husband and I looked at each other and said "that's Harper off the table then".
Not that I don't still love the name but I didn't want to spend my life saying "hernameisHarperandnowedidn'tnameheraftertheBeckhams" - plus I knew it would jump massively in the popularity stakes and I wanted something on the slightly more obscure scale.
I like the Beckhams though and on a scale of one to blindingly stupid names, Harper is refreshingly normal.

PandaWatch · 13/09/2012 21:54

Bear in mind her full name was Elle Harper Lee. But you should use whatever name you wish. You may get Beckham comparisons but it''ll soon pass once your dd becomes the Harper that all your friends and family know.

littlebluechair · 12/09/2012 12:27

I think Seeker is right, everyone will ask if she's named after the Beckhams' child. I like the name myself, but it has been tainted (unless you actually like the Beckhams, in which case go for it).

imnotmymum · 12/09/2012 12:12

I like Harper but for me makes me think of the girl in Wizards of Waverly place. It is American sounding though.

BoerWarKids · 12/09/2012 12:10

I like it, Mockingbird reference, also a great character from Angels in America.

But, the Beckhams using it would put me right off.

shoobidoo · 12/09/2012 12:06

Harper sounds masculine, harsh and not elegant at all, sorry.

iseenodust · 12/09/2012 12:05

Ignoring the Becks issue, to me it just sounds like a boys name.

KentuckyFriedChildren · 12/09/2012 11:58

I don't like it and didn't know about the Beckham's child. Celeb association wouldn't necessarily put me off a name though.

laptopcomputer · 12/09/2012 11:52

No matter what you say, people will think you aspire to be Victoria Beckham.

Badgerina · 12/09/2012 11:50

I wouldn't use it because of the Beckhams. It also sounds a bit like Harpie...

MrsJohnDeere · 12/09/2012 11:37

I'm not keen on the name, but the Beckham connection would make it a definite no-no for me.

DessieLou · 12/09/2012 11:25

It's one of my favourite names (love 'To Kill a Mockingbird') and I was actually really miffed when the Beckham's used it! It puts me off a little but I think enough time has passed that people won't think you copied. And who cares anyway, if you love it go for it! OH won't let me Sad.

TaperJeanGirl · 12/09/2012 09:59

I quite like it, Dave Grohl also has a daughter named Harper, much better association than the Beckhams!

TudorJess · 12/09/2012 09:49

Too surnamey for me.

HairyPotter · 12/09/2012 09:46

I like it. I don't know if I would use it though, I would get fed up with everyone thinking I idolised the Beckhams Confused

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mamaLou13 · 12/09/2012 09:37

seeker I don't really understand what you mean by your post? Why would that be her actual name?
Just wondering if you would not use it is it because you don't like the name? In which case if you DID really like the name would you use it then or would you cross it off because it is such a well known celeb baby name?

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GoldPedanticPanda · 12/09/2012 09:36

I love it, but unfortunately people would always think you've named her after the Beckham baby.

KosherBacon · 12/09/2012 09:34

I love Harper but definitely wouldn't use it after the Beckhams used it.

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