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I don't see the appeal, basically for the reasons already mentioned, plus it has the word low in it. Harper is more attractive if looking for a similar name. Maybe Harlyn?
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Cute.
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My first thought is Essex. Harlow is a town in the county of Essex which is to the north east of London.
Like most names though are also towns, cities, states and countries whilst I would never use most of them I don’t have a serious dislike of them. After the initial connection to the town and county I wouldn’t think twice if I met a little Harlow.
Like most names though are also towns, cities, states and countries whilst I would never use most of them I don’t have a serious dislike of them. After the initial connection to the town and county I wouldn’t think twice if I met a little Harlow.
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It's really hard for me to see this as being a good idea as a first name for a girl, because whenever I see it I immediately remember this old joke:
Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) was a famous British ballerina. She pronounced her first name in the French way, like "Mar-go".
The joke is that Jean Harlow was introduced to Margot Fonteyn at a party one night. She insisted on calling Fonteyn "Mar-got", pronouncing the "t". After Fonteyn had corrected Harlow several times about this and she still persisted, Fonteyn finally said "No dear, the "t" is silent, as in Harlow".
Now that is just a joke -- Fonteyn was 18 years old when Harlow died and though she had been successful as a ballerina in London for two years already at that point, there is no evidence she ever met Jean Harlow. But because of that joke I immediately think of Harlow as meaning "harlot" when I see it and so, like Wordsmith, think the name is too "tawdry" to give to a baby, especially a girl.
Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) was a famous British ballerina. She pronounced her first name in the French way, like "Mar-go".
The joke is that Jean Harlow was introduced to Margot Fonteyn at a party one night. She insisted on calling Fonteyn "Mar-got", pronouncing the "t". After Fonteyn had corrected Harlow several times about this and she still persisted, Fonteyn finally said "No dear, the "t" is silent, as in Harlow".
Now that is just a joke -- Fonteyn was 18 years old when Harlow died and though she had been successful as a ballerina in London for two years already at that point, there is no evidence she ever met Jean Harlow. But because of that joke I immediately think of Harlow as meaning "harlot" when I see it and so, like Wordsmith, think the name is too "tawdry" to give to a baby, especially a girl.
This message was edited 2/17/2021, 11:03 AM
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Love for a girl. Seems on par with Lola and Babette in terms of sultry girl's names.
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It sounds nice, I must admit, but I find it rather tawdry.
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Agree...
That's basically where I'd rate these three.
That's basically where I'd rate these three.
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Don't really like it
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I'm kind of lukewarm to it. It's too trendy for me, but I don't mind it as much as some others in that category. I like it a little more spelled Harlowe.
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