[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All!
[name_m]New[/name_m] to these forums 
I really love the name [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u], but it’s used on [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy. Should I avoid the name and find a different middle name starting with an A?
Please help!
I didn’t make the connection but it isn’t a bad connection to have do I would use it.
I, being a [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy fan, didn’t associate the name with the show at first. But hardcore fans know that it’s an award that pops up once or twice during the season.
If you like it, go for it
I don’t watch [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy, so I didn’t make the connection, but it doesn’t seem to be too bad of one? I googled it quickly. 
My biggest hesitation is the fact that [name_u]Harper[/name_u] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u] are both unisex–while they both lean feminine now, that hasn’t always been the case, and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u] still rank for boys. I think it’s nice to have at least one name that helps identify the gender–at least, I know I appreciated that, sharing a name with my uncle!–but otherwise, [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is a nice name, albeit very popular. Which is another reason I don’t think there’s anything wrong with [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]–I’m sure there’s lots of little girls (and maybe even a boy or two) out there with the very same name.
Good luck!
I’ve never watched [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy. The only issue I see with [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is that it’s a masculine name.
I’m a huge [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy fan, so I noticed it straight away. However, I wouldn’t let it stop you, the name is lovely with a good flow and the middle name is hardly used. Also, as it’s the name of the award (which isn’t mentioned a whole load of times) and not a well known character, I highly doubt those who haven’t seen [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy will make the connection.
I don’t know what [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is supposed to represent. I watched [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy up until the fourth season or so, so maybe it’s something that popped up after? But I didn’t make the connection at all.
“as I’m sure most of us know”
…seriously? I don’t watch this show, never have, and never plan to. The obvious issue with using [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] for a girl is that it’s a boy’s name.
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] just sounds like a popular on-trend name to me. I don’t see it as a problem. And I would assume it was girl’s name.
I don’t watch [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy so I didn’t make the association but regardless of that I think you should use the name .
I’m a [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy fan, and I definitely associate [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] with the show. I also agree with the posters who mentioned that the combo is too unisex. (In fact, the [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] award is named after for a male character if I remember correctly, although in that case, [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is the last name.) I would pick an obviously feminine name as a middle for [name_u]Harper[/name_u].
After reading [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u], I immediately thought of [name_u]Grey[/name_u]´s Anatomy It´s a pretty name though. I wouldn´t mind using it just because some people recognize it from TV. But I do agree with other berries that it sounds too masculine.
I would avoid it simply because of [name_u]Harper[/name_u]'s popularity.
I’m a [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s fan so I noticed the reference immediately. I don’t think most people will get the connection though, nor do I think the name is too masculine.
I do, however, think that it’s a very trend-heavy name and it’ll date quite easily. You’d be able to pick when a [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] born in the same way you know a [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] is from the 30s and a [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] is from the 80s.