Who is harper seven named after

The second part of the name, Seven, is a number that holds personal significance for the family. More on the Beckham baby.

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On Friday he posted a video on his Facebook page explaining the reasons for naming the little girl, who was born on 10 July, Harper Seven. He ended days of speculation by confirming the baby was named after To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee , saying: "Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird, it's a very strong, passionate book and the author was Harper Lee, and that is where Harper came from.

He added that while most people had assumed the name Seven was a reference to his shirt number at Manchester United, he said that was only part of the reason. We are very happy to have her in our lives and in our family, and it is an amazing time for our family right now. So "middle name" embraces both a maiden name retained in the child's name as well as an additional "Philip" or "John" after the first name. Naming conventions vary from country to country but in the English-speaking world, middle names are often a relative's name, usually old-fashioned and highly embarrassing, or a family surname.

There can be more than one. Julia Cresswell, author of several books including Naming Your Baby, says middle names were not as common in the past. She says they were a "status thing" and if a husband married a better-connected wife for instance, they made sure her surname passed to their child.

People have had middle names for centuries but it is only since the 20th Century that it's become the norm for nearly everybody.

She points to the Royal family, with their "stream of names", as a good example of it being an "upper-class thing" - Prince Charles is followed by Philip Arthur George, while Prince William also has the names Arthur Philip Louis. That's why we use so many different first names these days.