First name origins & meanings:
- Old Norse: Whaler
- Old Norse: Whaler
First name variations: Harp, Harpo, Harpo, Harp Last name origin & meaning: English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a player on the
harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch
harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures
of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern
England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The
Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac
Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’,
‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland. Famous people with this last name:
Ben Harper
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