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Pippin, Percival

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17caterpillars1mouse · 12/07/2017 16:54

What are your thoughts on Pippin nn Pip for a boy?

What are your thoughts on Percival? Do you think it would get shortened? Any other shortening than Percy or Perry?

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MollyHuaCha · 15/07/2017 21:30

Piers = much better!

user1471547428 · 15/07/2017 20:47

Piers nn Pip?
Peregrine or Percy are fine.
Not such a fan of pippin by itself. Percival is very Arthurian, maybe a but much.
But kids are called all sorts now, wouldn't worry about him being teased for his name.

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 15/07/2017 11:48

Someone just suggested Pippin on what to name this cat thread.

Otterseatpuffinsdontthey · 15/07/2017 11:10

Pippin = name of childhood friend's Yorkshire Terrier.
Percival/Percy = Marks & Spencers sweets

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 15/07/2017 10:45

@AndromedaPerseus "grittier" 😂

PhilODox · 15/07/2017 10:42

When I was small, ingot a comic named Pippin, and the main character was Barnaby Bear.

Pip is short for Phillip.
Peregrine/Perry perhaps.

Never Percival.
Is it because you want something from literature? Other grail knights are available...

AndromedaPerseus · 15/07/2017 10:18

Depends on where you live if it's uber Hipsterland then fine but grittier areas and I'd think twice

n0ne · 14/07/2017 12:48

I like Percy but not Percival. Pippin is just silly.

Germgirl · 14/07/2017 12:27

Pippin is an apple or a dog. I think you'd be better off with Phil(l)ip and then call him Pip if you want, at least then be an ditch the nickname when he's older if he wants.

Flofferton · 14/07/2017 12:07

I could live between the pages of Burke's Peerage and I'd still think Peregrine was just awful!

ThatsHowTheLightGetsIn · 14/07/2017 12:02

OP, are you Jacob Rees Mogg?

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 14/07/2017 12:01

I really like Peregrine!

I do live in a very posh area though... the rest of my ds's gymnastics class are called Fifi, Ralph, Fabian, Clarissa, Julian etc. Grin

Rhubarbtart9 · 14/07/2017 11:45

Peirs with nn pip

Rhubarbtart9 · 14/07/2017 11:31

Pepe with nn pip

Rhubarbtart9 · 14/07/2017 11:27

Adore pippin non pip

Flofferton · 14/07/2017 11:25

Peregrine is a lovely name.

Well this is a blatant lie!

Grin
TartanDMs · 14/07/2017 11:24

Pippin is Lynda Baron's dog. Pip is cute but short for Philip (like in Great Expectations). Percival is at least a real name, but a bit... Coronation Street. It also makes me think of a pigeon and I don't know why.

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 14/07/2017 11:22

Peregrine is a lovely name. and the name of a Georgette Heyer character

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 14/07/2017 11:21

I love, love, love Percy. My ds has a Percy in his gymnastics class and he is just adorable. Thanks to Thomas and Friends, Percy was also one of the first names my ds was able to say which makes me love it a bit too.

Percival would suit a Georgette Heyer hero. And this is a bad thing?!

NoSquirrels · 14/07/2017 08:39

These will be your 'strange names my hormones tricked me into liking' names.

I seriously considered Barnabas /Barnaby. Very seriously. Apologies to anyone out there who has one, but now I think what a lucky escape that was! Grin

NoSquirrels · 14/07/2017 08:36

I think animal not human for both, I'm afraid.

ShuttyTown · 14/07/2017 08:28

Fucks sake what's wrong with people. All the names in the world and you chose Pippin and Percival 🙄

MeltorPeltor · 14/07/2017 08:27

Love Percy. Pippin is a hobbit.

MrsBakedBean · 14/07/2017 08:26

Perryn...really ?

helly29 · 14/07/2017 08:17

What about Perryn?

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