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Question: Is the name Harlow a girl name, or a guy name!?
I know Nichole Richie name her girl Harlow,
but i've liked the name forever,
but most people say its a girl name!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I think people put too much importance on gender when choosing a name!.

If you like the name Harlow, use it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Depending on which baby site you consult, Harlow is either a boy's name based upon a surname which probably derives from the town of Harlow in Essex, which literally means in Anglo-Saxon "army hill", or else it is a girl's name honoring Jean Harlow (1911-1937), a famous movie star!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

http://www!.babynames!.com
HARLOW
"From the mound of the people"
Origin: English

http://www!.thinkbabynames!.com/meaning/1/!.!.!.
The boy's name Harlow \ha(r)-low\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "army hill"!.
Harlow has 4 variant forms: Arlo, Harlow, Harlo and Harloe!.
Harlow is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U!.S!. Census)!.

http://www!.babynamesbase!.com/meaning_Har!.!.!.
Harlow name - meaning and origin
Name: Harlow
Origin: English
Meaning: Harlow name means: Troops on the Hill
Gender: Boy

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Harlow
The name Harlow derives from the Anglo-Saxon words 'here' and 'hlaw', meaning " army hill",

http://babynamesworld!.parentsconnect!.com!.!.!.
Origin: English
Meaning: Hill with heap of rocks; host army
Pronunciation: (HAR low)
Harlow - Rankings by Year: 0 girls listed for ANY year
1936 - 983 - boys
1916 - 959 - boys
1906 - 962 - boys
1900 - 871 -boys
1898 - 928 - boys
1895 - 927 -boys
1891 - 898 - boys
1887 - 989 boys
1883 - 960 boys
1884 - 721 boys

http://www!.ancestry!.com/facts/Harlow-nam!.!.!.
Harlow Name Meaning and History
habitational name from any of various places called Harlow!. One in West Yorkshire is probably named from Old English "haer" ‘rock’, ‘heap of stones’ + "hlaw" ‘mound’, ‘hill’; those in Essex and Northumberland have Old English "here" ‘army’ as the first element, perhaps in the sense ‘"host"’, ‘assembly’!.
There is also a record of this name as a variant of the Cornish name Penhollow!.


(All the places I looked said it was primarily a boy's name)Www@QuestionHome@Com

sounds like a dogs name to me!.

But I believe it's originally a boy's name:

Harlow

The name Harlow is a baby boy name!. The name Harlow comes from the English origin!. In English The meaning of the name Harlow is: Meadow of the hares!. Variant of Harley!. Surname!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I had an uncle (by Marriage) a long time ago whose name was Harlow!. He's a Swede!.Www@QuestionHome@Com