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HARPER

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: HAHR-pər   [key]

From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. A notable bearer was the American author Harper Lee (1926-), who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
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