Hopper

English or Dutch
"leaper, dancer; hop grower"
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Hopper Origin and Meaning

The name Hopper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "leaper, dancer; hop grower".

Sean and Robin Wright Penn chose this name for their son to honor their friend Dennis Hopper; others might associate it with the painter Edward. Couldn't be more spirited.

20 Names Similar to Hopper

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Famous People Named Hopper

  • Hopper Penn
    son of actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn
  • Dennis Hopper
    American actor
  • Edward Hopper
    American painter
  • Grace Hopper
    computer scientist who invented the compiler

The name Hopper in Pop Culture

  • Hopper
    the leader of the grasshoppers and primary antagonist in Pixar's "A Bug's Life"
  • Chief Jim Hopper
    one of the main characters in the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things"