Harpa

Norse

"harp"

Harpa Origin and Meaning

The name Harpa is a girl's name meaning "harp".

The Old Norse word for "harp", also designating the constellation Lyra (which means "lyre" in Greek). It's popular in Iceland, where it is also the name of the first month of summer in the old Icelandic calendar.

Harpa Popularity

• 16 Iceland 2018

Famous People Named Harpa

• Harpa Einarsdottir Icelandic illustrator and fashion designer of the label Ziska

Harpa in Pop Culture

• Harpa younger sister from the parody Dystopian YA
• Icelandic name likely taken from that of the first summer month in the old Icelandic calendar, which is thought to have originally been named for a lost pre,Christian goddess. It is also associated with the Old Norse word harpa meaning both "harp" and "(the constellation) Lyra"