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Piper as a girls name

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xxxParisexxx · 16/07/2018 16:17

Any thoughts? We won't be finding out the sex and we have a boys name picked. Have one DD already

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moomoo85 · 22/07/2018 17:42

I really like it. Would have been on my list if my husband hadn't vetoed it.

DeckSofa · 21/07/2018 09:08

I'm not keen on occupations/surnames as first names.

changingoftheguard · 20/07/2018 20:17

Love it! Maybe it’s because I love charmed and associate it with piper halliwell, go for it!

percheron67 · 20/07/2018 20:09

Might prove tricky if she joins a marching band!

strawberrry · 19/07/2018 19:19

I put up a post once asking which was the best spelling of a name out of 2 different options - got lots of helpful answers but equally lots of people trying to put me off the name/educate me/tell me off for not googling it! So just to say Piper really is a gorgeous name, it isn't ridiculous or unheard of, and if you like it please go for it and don't worry about strangers on a forum slating it x

womcombat · 19/07/2018 13:28

Orange is the new black and Charmed.

AvonCallingBarksdale · 19/07/2018 13:15

Lovely name

TwinkleToes86 · 19/07/2018 13:11

I like it. Very American. I much prefer it to Harper.

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xxxParisexxx · 19/07/2018 13:01

we have a boys name sorted Smile thanks everyone so much for the suggestions xx

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Highmaintenancefemalestuff · 18/07/2018 23:53

My daughter is called Piper, she's nearly 2. I hated the name originally when dh suggested it after an OITNB binge but soon fell in love. We always get lovely comments about her name.

Joeybee · 18/07/2018 23:47

I could only imagine Piper on a girl. I just think of the Orange is the new Black character, which puts me off. However I don't think a lot of people would make that connection. Pip is a cute nickname, or Pippa too.

brizzledrizzle · 18/07/2018 20:06

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha

brizzledrizzle · 18/07/2018 20:03

Piper Alpha was my first thought as well. That and the Pied Piper.

TurquoiseWeekend · 18/07/2018 19:49

Love it. It's on our list.

chronicallyawesome · 18/07/2018 19:47

I read a series of romantic suspense books set in Alaska with a Piper in and I like it from then. I think I'd have said no before then but I do quite like it and it goes with your oldest's name. Congratulations OP Flowers

PinkFlamingo888 · 18/07/2018 19:32

I love the name Piper

Pompom42 · 18/07/2018 18:57

I like it a lot and would consider it if I'd had another girl

Cariadxx · 18/07/2018 18:48

It's because of coyote ugly. That's where I first heard the name so it's stuck with me

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xxxParisexxx · 18/07/2018 11:24

A stripper, wow ok. I still like the name but opinions defiantly matter to me x

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DaniCam89 · 18/07/2018 11:03

I like Piper. It makes me think charmed rather than orange is the new black but it's probably because I was obsessed with that show lol x

Cariadxx · 18/07/2018 00:28

I was only 3at the time of the disaster so don't know of it but the name Piper makes me think of a stripper.

unadventuretime · 17/07/2018 08:38

It's the name of the main character in Orange Is The New Black. It maybe depends where you live too - it doesn't sound as pretty in a West Country accent.

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xxxParisexxx · 17/07/2018 08:07

Rather a mixed bag but still lots of positives. I appreciate your opinions xx

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Matutinal · 17/07/2018 07:28

It makes me think of Orange parades, which is never a good thing.

Susannach · 17/07/2018 07:25

I like it and it goes really well with Macie.

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