What does the name Harper mean?

Harper means "One who plays the harp — an occupational surname that became a given name". It is a unisex name of Middle English origin.

Harper

Harper means One who plays the harp — an occupational surname that became a given name.

Gender	unisex
Origin	Middle English
Language	English
Starts with	H

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “One who plays the harp — an occupational surname that became a given name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Venu — Flute, one who plays the flute like Krishna
Alappatt — From the lowlands, traditional Kerala surname-name
Debdatta — Gift of God; given by the divine
Hardit — God's gift, given by the Lord
Dakshina — Donation given to priest, capable
Dattadev — Given by God, divine gift and heavenly blessing

Where this comes from

Harper has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.