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Harper or Piper?
(if you had to pick)
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Neither, but if I really HAD to pick I would go with Harper.
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Piper, and for a boy.
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Piper:]
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Piper but I love Harper too
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Definitely Harper
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Neither really does it for me as a given name, but Piper seems less pathetic.
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Piper by far- I can't stand Harper.I like Piper, it's a gp of mine. I knew the cutest little 7-yr-old Piper, and good associations always help. Harper on the other hand, I can't stand at all. The harp- sound at the start of the name is so incredibly unattractive to my ears- it makes me think both of a nosy busybody harping on about something and also of a harpy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy). Neither of which is something that I'd want to be thinking about when I hear someone's name.
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Don't love either, but if I had to pick, it'd be Piper.
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Harper - I really love it
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Harper.I'm not crazy about it, but I have to give it a nod just for Harper Lee.
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Harper! its great for both genders
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Piper. I like them both but Piper is a top 5 of mine :)
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Neither, but Harper by a landslide.
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neitherI really don't like occupation names. I really don't see the appeal. What if the kid in question turned out to be really unmusical?Anyway, soundwise, Harper is better.
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Harper. It sounds so light and feminine to me.
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PiperHarper reminds me of a harpy, a "mythical, predatory monster having a woman's head and a bird's body." (Webster's) It was a derogatory name for a woman once. Coincidently, in Webster's the next word after "harpy" is "harridan." (= a shrewish woman)I just can't picture someone playing a harp, much as I love the instrument.Piper has pleasant associations in my head. Actress Piper Laurie.
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Piperhands down Piper...Harper sounds like Harpie to me....Yick
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Harper!I really dislike Piper ... Harper is so much better if you ask me. Or Harlow
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If we're talking about a girl, I prefer Piper. Harper is a little too masculine sounding for me.
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If I HAD to pick...Harper. At least there is the angelic thought of playing harps to fall back on.
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PiperI dislike Harper completely. I don't find it at all attractive. Piper on the other hand, I like occasionally. Some days I like it, some days I don't. Still, I would choose it over Harper.
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Ditto everything.Harper brings this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Harpy.PNG to mind.
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If I HAD to pick...Harper. At least there is the angelic thought of playing harps to fall back on.
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