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Phillippa? Do you like it? Is it going to be HUGELY popular?

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PotatoWaffle · 26/05/2011 14:10

What do we think? I love it for dc2 but think it may expolde in popularity due to middleton.

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messagetoyourudy · 27/05/2011 22:04

I am a Phillippa - with the 2 ll's and 2 pp's - I know of several Philippa's - horsey middle class type who went to private school - I am not horsey and did not go to private school.

I like being Pippa (Pip to my friends) but then I was not named after P Middy - at the moment it does run the risk of becoming v.popular for a short period of time - but that doesnt stop it being a good name!

pipKA · 27/05/2011 21:45

I'm a Philippa and I love my name. I was named after my Dad, which I'm not that keen on, but it is a great name. People do spell it wrong though, they get the l's and the p's mixed up quite frequently.

I'm generally known as Pippa or Pip and I've heard all the Home and Away and Pippi Longstocking gags. There are lots of options for nicknames and shortened names though and I don't think it will take off too much. Go for it!

evamummy · 27/05/2011 21:35

Not keen at all, I'm afraid. And Pippa is too childish imo.

Pinkjenny · 27/05/2011 13:27

Just reminds me of vintage Home and Away!

S'ok.

bigbluebump · 27/05/2011 13:24

I think a lot of peoplw would get the spelling wrong - Phillipa, Philipa, Phillippa etc.

MsChanandlerBong · 27/05/2011 08:36

I think it is a lovely strong middle class name - and I think in terms of popularity it is likely to shoot up the lists in America as I think they are having a massive love affair with Ms Middleton at the moment. Not sure that will happen over here as I think she has received a bit of a mixed reception (men seem more keen on her than women!!).

I used to work with a Philippa who was from SA and absolutely lovely.

smartyparts · 26/05/2011 19:53

I went to school with a very unfortunate looking Phillipa, so I tend to associate it with her.

Pippa's OK. I had a 'pippa' doll...

SilveryMoon · 26/05/2011 19:30

I have always like the name Pippa.
Not so keen on Phillipa though

missp2010 · 26/05/2011 19:26

Blimey, not many of you keen on this name then.

As a Philippa myself, I think it's a great name. People always know what you're saying when on the phone for example. Yet you don't meet loads of other people with the same name. And only the slightly dim people spell it Phillipa.

I think it will probably become more popular after the wedding though.

Do it, it's lovely.

Firawla · 26/05/2011 19:21

I can see people using Pippa as its quite cutesy along the lines of Poppy and theres a few names like that around these days but Philippa not so much, it is very clearly a boys name with "a" on the end and you hardly see that nowadays, personally not keen at all on the long version

serendipity16 · 26/05/2011 19:05

I don't like the name Phillippa but love the name Pippa.

Its on my list if i ever have another girl but i do think it may get more popular because of Pippa Middleton.

JoanofArgos · 26/05/2011 19:04

as the mother of a Kate, I can't comment....

RockOnMrs · 26/05/2011 19:02

I don't like it. I've also never met a nice one in real life. And as for Pippa Middleton - I honestly can't see what all the fuss is about! So she went on a starvation diet and dyed herself orange for her sister's wedding - so what?

But if you like the name OP, then go for it - it doesn't matter what other people thing. My DS has a very unusual name that all the grandparents hated when they first heard it - but we (Dh and I) love it and that's all that matters.

oohlaalaa · 26/05/2011 18:56

I went to school with three Philippa's. One was called Pip, another Pippa, and the third Philly.

valiumbandwitch · 26/05/2011 18:35

There might be a few, but not a significant increase that wouldn't have happened cyclically anyway.

Hedwig3 · 26/05/2011 18:21

Not a fan of any names that are obviously feminised boys names.

wigglesrock · 26/05/2011 16:16

It always reminds me of the Mum in Home & Away but I'm horribly old Grin

VivaLeBeaver · 26/05/2011 15:14

I don't think people are naming kids after Pippa Middleton as such. Its just that they've heard the name in the press recently and thought its a nice name.

I've delivered 2 baby Pippas in the last couple of weeks. Never had one before that in 6 years of midwifery.

VivaLeBeaver · 26/05/2011 15:13

Pippa means blowjob in Greek. Grin

hulabula · 26/05/2011 15:09

"But you're going to get a load of twits coming on to labour the point that Pippa is Vietnamese or Serbo-Croat for wankstain or something."

Imo that is one of the benefits of the (global) internet. That you CAN find out what names might mean in other languages, especially in an ever globalising economy.

Still don't see why people would name their child after the sister of a future queen. WHY Confused?

GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/05/2011 14:58

I like it, not enough to use it but it's ok. But you're going to get a load of twits coming on to labour the point that Pippa is Vietnamese or Serbo-Croat for wankstain or something.

excellentadventure · 26/05/2011 14:55

'Pippa' is horribly twee.

Megmeg · 26/05/2011 14:44

Im sorry I dont like it very much either, Pippa is OK, but only OK.

Pictish · 26/05/2011 14:43

There was a Phillipa at my primary school....she was born without one arm and had a false one. She was a tantrum chucker and really unpleasant. She twice (that I saw) took that false arm off and hit other children with it. Hard.
That's what the name brings up for me.

hulabula · 26/05/2011 14:42

And Pippa is too close to Pippi (wee in many languages Grin).

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