Given to 5 boys in 1947 and not appearing on the Social Security list any year before or since. It is less popular than already-rare surname names like [name_m]Forester[/name_m]. Certainly it’s not about to become the next [name_m]Harrison[/name_m].
I rather like the rhythm of it, similar to [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] etc. But is it too weird? Is it fresher than [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], or just more random?
I could see it in a sibset with other 3 syllable names, I think… but would you want to?
It isn’t horrible, but it doesn’t really sound like a name to me. I think if it were more of a common surname, like [name_m]Forester[/name_m] or [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m], I would be more open to it. I’ve never even heard of it used as a surname so its hard for me to see it as a first name. Harvest sounds more usable. I actually kind of like Harvest. If Harvester was a family name, I could get behind it.
I knew a little boy in very rural VT name Harvest and that was…ok. Harvester reminds me of a piece of farm equipment. Harvest on it’s own or [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] would be better for sure.
It sounds terrifying to me, like naming a baby Reaper. Sorry! I know a baby with the middle name Harvest, and even that sounds a little creepy to me, like Children of the Corn creepy. [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] is nice, though!
Maybe it’s because of the book’s I’ve been reading but Harvester sounds like the Grimm Reaper to me. I do like names like [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] and [name_m]Sylvester[/name_m] though, this on is just too much of the good stuff to be great.
hahaha, well, I love it. After reading everyone’s comments, I would never use it, but I do love it, lol. I can see it catching on in really religious/fundamental [name_m]Christian[/name_m] households–there’s a verse in the Bible where [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] says the harvest is ready, but the reapers are few. I can see it being something that they would really latch onto–the idea that their child could take up the calling to save souls for God. That’s honestly what attracts me to it (also, consequently, one of the reasons I love [name_f]Tess[/name_f] so much), but I wouldn’t be so blatant about it. I think Harvest is just a really, really pretty word with really pretty imagery, though. I’ve always really loved fall/autumn, especially here.
I can see where you’re coming from, though, @stripedsocks! It does sound really preppy and surnamey to me, and I didn’t get the creepy vibe at all, lol.
Not my style certainly. It reminds me of a chain of restaurants in the UK and combine harvesters. Personally, I’d consign this to the guilty pleasure pile.