Harpa
About Harpa
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.
Pronounced HAR-puh.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Harpa on lists
Famous Harpas
- 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"