Harmony is a modern English name taken from the vocabulary word and from the musical term harmony which is ultimately derived from the Greek word harmonia. Harmonia was the Greek goddess of harmony and concord. [1][2] It is also an English surname.
Harmony before Matrimony, an October 25th 1805 caricature by James Gillray depicting a musical courtship.
Popularity
The name has been used since the 1800s.[3] The name has increased in popularity in English-speaking countries in recent years. It was among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States between 1975 and 1983 and again from 1997 to 2021, when it was the 198th most popular name for newborn American girls. It has been among the five hundred most popular names for girls in England and Wales since 2005.
Variants in use for girls in the United States include Harmani, Harmone, Harmonee, Harmonei, Harmoney, Harmoni, Harmonie, Harmoniee, and Harmonii.
It is also in rare use for boys in the United States. Six newborn American boys were given the name in 2020 compared with 1,611 newborn girls. Fewer than five American boys received the name in 2021, compared to 1,499 girls.[4][5]
Notable men with the name
Harmony Ikande, born 1990, Nigerian professional footballer
Harmony Korine, born 1973, American director, contemporary artist, producer, actor, screenwriter, author, photographer and skateboarder.
Harmony Samuels, born 1980, English record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
Notable women with the name
Harmony Star Dust Grillo, born 1976, American social activist for women who worked in the sex industry and victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Harmony Hammond, born 1944, American artist, activist, curator, and writer.
Harmony Parker, in the novel The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith
Notes
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
^"Meaning, origin and history of the name Harmony".
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
^"Popularity for the name Harmony - Behind the Name".
^"Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
Name list
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