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Harper
Harper, Liberia, USA 1. Liberia: settled c.1833 by a group of black American slaves who had been freed and supported by the Maryland Colonization Society. The colony was named Cape Palmas. After some turmoil with the local Grebo people in 1857, it applied to join Liberia and was renamed Harper after Robert Goodloe Harper (1766–1825), a member of the American Colonization Society.2. USA (Kansas): named after Marion Harper, 1st sergeant of Company E, 2nd Kansas Regiment.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Harper." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Harper." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Harper.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Harper." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Harper.html |
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Harper
Harper ♂, ♀ Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for someone who played the harp. As a girl's name it is associated in particular with the southern American writer Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Harper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Harper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Harper.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Harper." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Harper.html |
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•clapper, crapper, dapper, flapper, grappa, kappa, knapper, mapper, nappa, napper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, Zappa
•catalpa, scalper
•camper, damper, hamper, pamper, scamper, stamper, Tampa, tamper, tramper
•Caspar, jasper
•handicapper • kidnapper
•whippersnapper
•carper, harper, scarper, sharper
•clasper, gasper, grasper, rasper
•leper, pepper, salt-and-pepper
•helper, yelper
•temper
•Vespa, vesper
•Culpeper • sidestepper
•caper, draper, escaper, gaper, paper, raper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapour (US vapor)
•sandpaper • endpaper • flypaper
•wallpaper • notepaper • newspaper
•skyscraper
•Arequipa, beeper, bleeper, creeper, Dnieper, keeper, leaper, peeper, reaper, sleeper, sweeper, weeper
•gamekeeper • gatekeeper
•greenkeeper (US greenskeeper)
•peacekeeper • innkeeper
•wicketkeeper • timekeeper
•shopkeeper • storekeeper
•housekeeper • goalkeeper
•zookeeper • bookkeeper • treecreeper
•minesweeper
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"harper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "harper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harper.html "harper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-harper.html |
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