Quick question...

[therewasalittlegirl]

Me again, sorry...

Really love Harper for a middle name for a boy...

Is it too girly?

Not bothered about the celeb associations!

Thanks x

I don't see it as a girl's name, but I think the next generation will, and they are the ones who will count.

It's bloody awful on a boy or girl. Sorry.

I don't see it as feminine but now that the Beckham's have used it things might change.

Thanks Bunty, I'm thinking the same as you, but does it matter if it's only being used as a middle?

Thanks lurking, I know! Grrr

I think it's better to be on the safe side.
I know a baby boy called Hazel Kay and everyone is so sorry for him.

It's a surname.

i would think of it as a girl's name coz of harper lee who wrote "to kill a mockingbird". raging the beckhams used it coz i think it's a really pretty name.

Harper Lee's full name is Nelle Harper Lee.

Without any connections I would have thought it was more suited to a boy as I do with a lot of the surname-turned-firstnames such as Mckenzie, Taylor, Riley.
The only problem is that now the Beckhams have used it there will be lots of copycat parents naming little girls Harper this year.
I still think it's unisex though and don't think it matters too much for a middle name.
If you like it then use it

It sounds very masculine. I'd never thought of it as a girls' name before the Beckhams chose it. So yes, go ahead and use as your son's middle name.

Too girly.

Whether it is seen as a girl's name in the future will depend if, because of the Beckhams, it catches on as a girl's name. It could end up unisex, like Ashley or it may never become popular at all. However, I don't think it matters for a middle name. Many people will use a family surname for a middle name and Harper is definitely is a surname.

It's all boo to me, nothing feminine about it, so I say use it.

Boy I mean, not boo!

I don't think "girl's name" but I do think "surname" and I'm not keen on surnamey first names.

I knew of a little boy Harper in a baby group last year, born before the Beckham's girl! I do think it's a little girly but agree that it's less important for a middle name.

Thank you all! I think it is at the top of our list for a middle name at the moment! :)