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The name Harper is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Harper is: Harpist; minstrel. The name Harper is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Harper is: Harpist; minstrel. Numerology. People with this name have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.
Meaning & History. From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus short) or else from a Norman nickname meaning short nose. As a feminine name in America, it first became popular during the 1970s.