PSA on the name Harper

citychicks · November 2010

Though Canada isn't taken seriously as a country, we still have a leader and his name is Stephen Harper. And just like Obama, people just call him Harper. This is Harper.

Still want that name for your beautiful DD?

missesru · November 2010

I agree with the PSA about the name, but come on! "Canada isn't taken seriously"??

citychicks · November 2010

missesru:
I agree with the PSA about the name, but come on! "Canada isn't taken seriously"??

It was tongue in cheek... Wink

Were you able to see the pics? I find it's hit and miss for them working from comp.

HappyMrsK · November 2010

Are people actually shocked Harper is a last name?

pinkflipflops44 · November 2010

+1

citychicks · November 2010

HappyMrsK:
Are people actually shocked Harper is a last name?

No. But I think a lot of Canadians are blown away that people would want to use it as a first name for little girls.

Deliainlove · November 2010

I cant see the pictures but i'll google him in a second. This goes brilliantly with my Harper: Girl or Boy name thread i posted yesterday. (I'm having a boy and wanted it!)

HappyMrsK · November 2010

citychicks:

HappyMrsK:
Are people actually shocked Harper is a last name?

No. But I think a lot of Canadians are blown away that people would want to use it as a first name for little girls.

It's not just Canadians Wink

missesru · November 2010

citychicks:

missesru:
I agree with the PSA about the name, but come on! "Canada isn't taken seriously"??

It was tongue in cheek...

Were you able to see the pics? I find it's hit and miss for them working from comp.

I know, I know.

Nope, couldn't see the pics. But my work network blocks photos often, so I will check at home.

msmerymac · November 2010

HappyMrsK:
Are people actually shocked Harper is a last name?

I think a lot of people think "Harper Lee" and think "Girls name!" But... in the South, wasn't/isn't it popular to give your kids you maiden name as a first name? Usually the boys, but girls too? I think that's how Reese Witherspoon got her name.

Scout05 · November 2010

msmerymac:

HappyMrsK:
Are people actually shocked Harper is a last name?

I think a lot of people think "Harper Lee" and think "Girls name!" But... in the South, wasn't/isn't it popular to give your kids you maiden name as a first name? Usually the boys, but girls too? I think that's how Reese Witherspoon got her name.

This. It's why Harper was my first choice for a girl, but DH has since waivered on it. TKAMB is my favorite book, clearly (points to pooch in siggy).

monlyn9 · November 2010

citychicks:
Though Canada isn't taken seriously as a country, we still have a leader and his name is Stephen Harper. And just like Obama, people just call him Harper. This is Harper.

Still want that name for your beautiful DD?

Yes!

BetchySprout · November 2010

Harper Lee's first name wasn't* even Harper, it was Nelle.

ETA: *isn't. She is still alive.

ablou · November 2010

I still think it's a great name, and was our "girl name" for Bean. Alas, Bean is a boy, so notsomuch.

Since it has gotten so popular recently, I doubt we'll use it for a girl in the future.

HAFranklin · November 2010

I never understood this name. Its not pretty or feminine sounding, and it literally means "a person who dwells on a subject tirelessly and monotonously" (Read: Nag). Maybe I should start calling my MIL Harper

CanuckFan03 · November 2010

I am Canadian.

I possibly dislike Stephen Harper more than any other person in BC. (If I saw him at a starbucks I would seriously consider punching him in the throat).

I still think Harper is a pretty name for a girl.

This post bothered me, and I can't quite figure out why.

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