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Original poster

What could Pie be a nn for?

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BitterAndTwistedChoreDodger · 27/01/2011 17:42

That's it really, I really like pie but am stuck for a 'proper' name that could be shortened to this.

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MulberryMoon · 17/07/2012 20:34

Penelopie
Cutie Pie

minipie · 17/07/2012 19:53

My nn is Pie (hence mumsnet name). My actual name bears no relation to Pie.

herecomesthsun · 17/07/2012 14:58

Pippa?

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 17/07/2012 14:05

I think nowadays there would just be an assumption that it was after the pig.

herecomesthsun · 17/07/2012 07:51

"Pepper" or "Pepa" is short for "Giuseppa", a sort of Italian version of Josephine.

toysoldiers · 17/07/2012 07:38

DH just asked if her DS was called Gregg

seeker · 16/07/2012 22:42

I know a My- short for Hermione. How about that instead?

Springforward · 16/07/2012 22:42

Hold on, wasn't Piella the evil murderess in A Matter of Loaf and Death? (Not recommending it though, she was a nasty piece of work and made of plasticine.)

Springforward · 16/07/2012 22:38

I knew a girl whose nn was pie years ago. Her name was Marie . Turns out it was because she went through a phase of calling her DM "mumsy pie".

manicinsomniac · 16/07/2012 22:25

Piper is nice.

Pepper is ok but not sure it's a name (it is in 'Annie' I guess)

Pie is not okay - what if she's fat??

Bluestocking · 16/07/2012 22:20

I like Doughnut. But would Do-Nut look classier?

Boggler · 16/07/2012 22:15

I used to work with a Pie, it was short for Penelope (PenelopIE get it)

toysoldiers · 16/07/2012 17:18

My first thought was National Velvet.

But really No.

And as we all know, it is a complete sentence

Puremince · 16/07/2012 17:08

I know an adult Pie who is actually called Ian. No idea why he's known as Pie, but until I read this thread I didn't think there was anything odd about it.

Although I would think it odd if that was his real name.

fizzybeerandsausages · 16/07/2012 08:17

seeker & maple - I suspect that could be the reason

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seeker · 16/07/2012 00:04

"simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair
Said simple Simon to the pieman
Let me taste your wares
The pieman said to simple simon
Let me see your penny
Said simple Simon to the pieman
Sir I have not any"

Ham69 · 16/07/2012 00:01

Ella??

fizzybeerandsausages · 15/07/2012 23:59

I know a Simon who has always been called Pie. Couldn't tell you why though.

hypoxia · 15/07/2012 23:37

Peregrine = Pie

Badgerina · 15/07/2012 06:34

If you like foodstuffs:

Sandwich (Sandy for short)

Potato (Po for short)

Venison (Vennie for short)

Baguette (Bags for short)

Salad (Sally for short)

Tomato (Tommy for short)

Chilli, Pickle, Candy, Bun, Cupcake (bit of a Mumsnet name, this one).

Joking aside I think Pepper is WAAAAAAAY nicer than Pie.

Badgerina · 15/07/2012 06:28

Pie is a nickname for an enormously fat person.

SilveryMoon · 15/07/2012 03:11

I love the name Piper.
I think Pie is cute as long as you're not expecting her to use it to introduce/refer to herself, like a Susan could ise Sue.

My ds2 is called Luke. I have called him Lukey-poos forever (he is 3) but must teach him that is not his name

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 15/07/2012 02:20

Sarsparilla?

Mousseline?

Carbonara?

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