Harper

From Middle English Harpere.

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹpɚ/

Harper (plural Harpers)

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a player of the harp.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
   • 2025 August 29, Max Matza, “A 'joyful' girl and a boy who loved sports - Victims in Minneapolis shooting identified”, in BBC‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 August 2025:

     Two children who were killed in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis have been identified by their parents as Harper Moyski, a "joyful" big sister, and Fletcher Merkel, who loved "any sport that he was allowed to play".

4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
   3. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
   4. A city in Harper County, Kansas, named after Sgt. Marion Harper.
   5. An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
   6. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
   7. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.
   8. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
   9. A census-designated place in Malheur County, Oregon.
   10. A census-designated place in Gillespie County, Texas.
   11. A ghost town in Carbon County and Duchesne County, Utah.
   12. An unincorporated community in Southworth census-designated place, Kitsap County, Washington.
   13. An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.
5. A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
6. A town in Maryland County, Liberia, named after Robert Goodloe Harper.