Harper / Harlow.. help!

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Two friends have recently had babies and called them Harper and Harlow...

I LOVE both of these names but obviously can't use them :p

Can anyone suggest similar sort of names? Unusual and kind of old fashioned sounding I suppose...

Thanks!

For a boy or a girl?

They're just surnames, aren't they? Would other surnames work?

Didn't Gwen Stefani call her child Harlow, or am I getting confused?

Archer

Isn't Harlow the name of a pretty grim town in Essex?

You could go down the Marlow/Marley route, but I'm not the best person to advise as I don't like this type of name.

I think Harlow is a pretty grim name, having been born there. Harper's quite pretty though - like Harper Lee.

How about Harvey if you like "Har" names?

Hmmm... laughing out loud, you all have a point about harlow :p

Harper is still nice though...

My company is moving to Harlow - please don't do it!

Carter
Ashton
Dashiell

how about Nancy or Audrey?

5dollar - am pretty sure it was Nicole Ritchie with Harlow? isn't Gwen stefani's wee one called Kingston or something ridiclious am ashamed of my knowledge of sleb baby names

Harley?

Arlo
Arno
Marla
Marlene/ Lena
have similar sounds.

Carson
Wyatt
Vaughn
are some surname-as-first-name suggestions, but there are as many as there are surnames. Scottish surnames seem to be used a lot as first names.

So is the connection 1940s American (Jean Harlow, Harper Lee) or just surnames full stop?

Gibson
Austin
Grainger
Flynn
Rudi (Valentino)
Cary

Grier
Joan
Bette/Betty (how about short for Bettany?)
Thelma
Lucille

oh I know of a wee boy called Gibson nn Gibby I'm afraid for me it would be changed over to gobby

Harrow nn Arra
Hounslow nn Hounsy
Harpenden nn Harpie (my fav)
Henley nn Hen, Heners
Hoxton nn Hoxy, Hox

How about --
Avery
Arden

coll

Harlow? fgs...