Message: "Hopper?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Hopper?

by Alisha (alicehartley4884)

3/27/2011, 11:02 AM

It's the name of Brad Rowe's son, I've never heard it used as a name before. It's not something I'd use, but WDYT?

Thanks :)

#Hopper

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- Alcyone

3/27/2011, 11:08 AM

I'm not a fan. I think it would be okay as a nickname, but it doesn't work well as a full name. I prefer Harper, which isn't one that I like all that much because it reminds me of the word "harping" as in nagging, but I find it much more preferable to Hopper.

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- erb816

3/27/2011, 11:29 AM

Hopper: somebody who hops.

- Chelsea (Chels)

3/27/2011, 12:05 PM

Springer

Was chatting with someone earlier - the name Spring or Springer came up. Maybe an alternative to Hopper for the bouncier minded people.

I keep thing Roo, as in Kangaroo.

- CN (CSwe) +2

3/27/2011, 12:59 PM

Dennis

Dennis Hopper is my first thought when I see that name. I guess he's not that well-known to younger people but he was a great actor. Still, Hopper is a pretty bad name in my opinion.

- Maggie (writersblock242)

3/27/2011, 1:50 PM

Agreed

- Orsino (bananarama)

3/27/2011, 2:20 PM

I hate Dennis Hopper, so it's a negative association to me.

- Orsino (bananarama)

3/27/2011, 2:20 PM

I don't like it. It sounds ridiculous. It makes me think of Dennis Hopper or the evil grasshopper from A Bug's Life.

- Sofia +1

3/27/2011, 4:36 PM

I don't know who Brad Rowe is or how old his son is, but I do know that actor Sean Penn and Robin Wright have a son named Hopper in honor of their family friend Dennis Hopper. Maybe Brad got it from him?

I'm not a fan, to me it's someone who hops.

- Alisha (alicehartley4884)

3/28/2011, 8:58 AM

He's an actor :) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005388/ I'd say Hopper's four, give or take.

- Entropy (ninjato)

3/27/2011, 5:58 PM

What's next? A baby named Frogger!

- coldplayer9

3/28/2011, 12:11 AM

Well, I'm an art history major in college right now, and my favorite painter is Edward Hopper... so I am inclined to say I'd use it to honor him. Maybe as a middle name... can't completely allow myself to use it as a first name.

I may be a little biased, but I think it's cute! lol.

- Elena

3/28/2011, 10:06 AM

Not something I'd use either. Actually, it frightens me that this may start a new trend: Hopper, Runner, Skipper, Jumper, Flyer, Dancer, etc.

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