Harbor; too close to Harper?

I’ve really been loving the name [name_u]Harbor[/name_u]/Harbour (still undecided on spelling) lately and I’d love to add it to my list - it has the beachy, fun feel I seem to be into right now, it’s sweet, unique, but familiar enough.

My biggest reservation is that [name_u]Harbor[/name_u] may be too close in sound to [name_u]Harper[/name_u]. I worry that because [name_u]Harbor[/name_u]’s still kind of unusual as a name, it might be defaulted to [name_u]Harper[/name_u] a lot.

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_u]Harbor[/name_u] would always be mistaken for [name_u]Harper[/name_u] as a name?

I definitely prefer [name_u]Harbor[/name_u] over [name_u]Harper[/name_u] myself. I think it’s a possibility that they could be mistaken for each other on the playground but I wouldn’t let it deter you from using/liking it! It should be easy for people to grasp after one simple explanation.

I think it could be, but it could be easily corrected and it has a different feel

I agree with the others. It might be mistaken for [name_u]Harper[/name_u], it might not! I like it much more than [name_u]Harper[/name_u] and I think you should keep it on your list.

They are too close for siblings sure, but there are lots of names out there with similar or even rhyming sounds. Use what you love.

It would be defaulted to [name_u]Harper[/name_u], and you’d have to keep correcting people. But hopefully, for the people that matter, you’d corrected them once, and they’d know.

Personally, I don’t think I would confuse the two when spoken, but I live in a country where [name_u]Harper[/name_u] isn’t a very common name either. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if it does confuse people, I agree with previous posters that it would be easy to correct.

You might get a mix up every now and then, but I agree with the others: a simple correction is all it would take. [name_u]Harbor[/name_u]/Harbour is really cool and has a totally different vibe than the ultra-popular, fussy [name_u]Harper[/name_u].

Thank you everyone! I suppose it wouldnt be too difficult to correct!

[name_u]Harbor[/name_u] is sweet and preppy, a la [name_u]Sailor[/name_u] or [name_m]Crew[/name_m] or [name_u]Navy[/name_u].

Sure, it might be mistaken for [name_u]Harper[/name_u], but no more than [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is mistaken for [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], or [name_f]Joanne[/name_f] for [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], or [name_f]Patty[/name_f] for [name_u]Patsy[/name_u].

Keep it on the list!

Thank you so much! I’m definitely feeling the spunky FN/short and sweet MN ideas right now.