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Help[Opinions] Harper vs Harlow
For a daughter, of course. No nicknames. GO!!
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UGH.
I'd have to go with Harper, because at least Harper is just another fashiony surname-name that doesn't know what or whom it refers to. It's just like Madison, only ugly.
Harlot, I mean Harlow (haha I just realized that if you pronouce Harlot like Margot it's Harlow), refers pretty much only to Jean Harlow, who's just a pinuppy b&w image - I tend to assume basically nobody knows anything about who she was as a person. That makes it seem fake and imagey to me.
I'd have to go with Harper, because at least Harper is just another fashiony surname-name that doesn't know what or whom it refers to. It's just like Madison, only ugly.
Harlot, I mean Harlow (haha I just realized that if you pronouce Harlot like Margot it's Harlow), refers pretty much only to Jean Harlow, who's just a pinuppy b&w image - I tend to assume basically nobody knows anything about who she was as a person. That makes it seem fake and imagey to me.
This message was edited 9/24/2017, 7:10 PM
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Yeah, it did - but now it's so trendy I think it doesn't anymore. Check out the "namesakes" for Harper http://www.behindthename.com/name/harper/namesakes - it includes some title characters in childrens/YA books. The comments mention another one, too. And it's a celebrity baby name.
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I don't think Jean Harlow is a bad namesake, per se. She was more intelligent than people realized, and a sweet person, by all accounts. Everyone loved her. I can see her screen image being a problem, though, but even that doesn't rub me the wrong way. She was platinum blonde and sexy and all that, but she was also independent. Her movies were pre-Code, so the characters she played were considered edgy, for the time. And now I'll stop rambling, because this doesn't really mean anything, lol.
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Try this ...
On more than one occasion, I've seen more than one South African with the given name of Cezanne. Presumably an attempt to make Suzanne just that little bit different!
On more than one occasion, I've seen more than one South African with the given name of Cezanne. Presumably an attempt to make Suzanne just that little bit different!
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That's interesting. I kind of like the way Cezanne sounds, but he wasn't a nice guy. I wouldn't use it to name a baby girl.
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Neither. I'd leave my daughter nameless if these were the only options. I'd use either one for boys though.
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Harper. I have the excuse of it being my grandma's maiden name.
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YOU’VE RUINED CHARLOTTE!! Haha. I somehow NEVER noticed the “harlot”, and now that’s all I hear, haha.
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I've got half the story and can't be bothered to get the other half, which isn't that relevant anyway.
Jean Harlow. Blonde bombshell, and let us say, unsubtle. Being introduced to an Englishwoman (probably Margot Asquith I suppose), she pronounced the t: MargoT. And was icily corrected: "The T is silent, as in Harlowe!"
Jean Harlow. Blonde bombshell, and let us say, unsubtle. Being introduced to an Englishwoman (probably Margot Asquith I suppose), she pronounced the t: MargoT. And was icily corrected: "The T is silent, as in Harlowe!"
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That’s hilarious
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ha!
excellent
excellent
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how many people even say that word anymore????
there are so many words people worry about names sounding like, but they're often words no one uses/thinks about anymore...
if it sounded like wh***, that'd be another story.
there are so many words people worry about names sounding like, but they're often words no one uses/thinks about anymore...
if it sounded like wh***, that'd be another story.
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Finally, someone who agrees with me! I was starting to lose faith with all these Harper-bc-Harlow-sounds-like-harlot choices! I mean, it's true, but I still like Harlow!
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Not many people say it, but everyone has heard it. Or more likely, read it. And everyone knows what it means.
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Me either, haha. I think it's why I still like Harlow.
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I never made the connection either. Scarlett does it for me, though.
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No, Harlow sounding like harlot never occurred to me either. I just think it sounds like marlowe, and rather masculine.
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I didn't think anybody used the word "harlot" anymore. It's kind of outdated. I don't immediately think of it either.
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100% Harper
Harlow is too similar to the word harlot. Even not taking that into consideration it has a very ugly and harsh sound to it. I completely hate it, one of my least favorite names ever for a girl or a guy, it is barely better as a boy's name.
Harper is okay as a name, I think of it more as a lovely profession. As much as I also dislike how popular it is without a moment of hesitation I'd choose Harper before Harlow. Harper is much more delicate and spritely.
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Harlow is too similar to the word harlot. Even not taking that into consideration it has a very ugly and harsh sound to it. I completely hate it, one of my least favorite names ever for a girl or a guy, it is barely better as a boy's name.
Harper is okay as a name, I think of it more as a lovely profession. As much as I also dislike how popular it is without a moment of hesitation I'd choose Harper before Harlow. Harper is much more delicate and spritely.
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This message was edited 9/23/2017, 11:08 PM
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Harper
it's overdone and not especially pretty, but it feels more a first name, while Harlow is a very much a surname in my head and as such I feel I need a connection to use it.
Also, I enjoy the idea of theming my children's names on obnoxious lectures. This is my son who won't stop Hectoring people and my daughter who can't quit Harping on things.
it's overdone and not especially pretty, but it feels more a first name, while Harlow is a very much a surname in my head and as such I feel I need a connection to use it.
Also, I enjoy the idea of theming my children's names on obnoxious lectures. This is my son who won't stop Hectoring people and my daughter who can't quit Harping on things.
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Wow. They're both so awful. ..Harpy vs Harlot
Harlow I guess. It's softer
Harlow I guess. It's softer
This message was edited 9/23/2017, 2:06 PM
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I LOVE BOTH. God, this is hard. Probably Harper.
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Harper. an occupation name, which is kind of nice. she could have a tee shirt with a harp on it.
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Harlow. I'm not crazy for it but I would select it over that other name anytime.
I cannot stand the name Harper. The fact the name has entered among the top 10's still boggles my mind because to me, Harper sounds absolutely repulsive. Whenever I hear it, it becomes the equivalent of listening to nails going down a blackboard. It's without a doubt, a name that I will never warm up to.
I cannot stand the name Harper. The fact the name has entered among the top 10's still boggles my mind because to me, Harper sounds absolutely repulsive. Whenever I hear it, it becomes the equivalent of listening to nails going down a blackboard. It's without a doubt, a name that I will never warm up to.
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Is giving her up for adoption an alternative? Because I couldn't face either one.
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