Pippa

If you like it go for it. IMO is a lovely stand alone name

Oh just read the blow job thing too.
Hmmm maybe not OP.

Haven't read the thread so apologies if this is has already been said but 2 things spring to mind:

1. Pippa Middleton
2. Phillipa - it's like a man's name made into a girl's name like Nigella / Thomasina

If you are fine with the above then it's a nice enough name.

I think it's a lovely name, but it really is quite problematic in several European languages - and more so than the examples you gave (Minnie and Percy). Although the chances are that she'd not have any issues, I wouldn't personally go for it. Matilda or Tilda are lovely!

Thank you MumMumMum1 and GrammerlyH. You've been fabulous!

Pleasure! It’s a lovely name. Good luck.

Love love love pippa! Go for it op! Lovely name for baby, child and adult!

Love it but also love Peta too

I like its simplicity, but I do find it somewhat incomplete. I think of the poem Pippa Passes, and that was written in the 1840s. It's set in Italy, so I wonder if it's short for an Italian name.

I think the name Pippa is well-known enough globally that even in countries where it doesn’t translate well, people still know it’s a respected name. I was just talking of my experience and my experience is that I have never seen anyone snigger or raise an eyebrow (and, even if people are being polite, you’d still be able to see it in their eyes!).

Of course, I could be entirely wrong. It would be interesting to hear from anyone in Poland or Greece or Italy to hear what their thoughts are on the name and whether they think ‘oh my god I can’t believe you named your child vagina’ - or whether they just think, ‘oh, like Pippa Middleton.’

Your child might not live exclusively in the UK though.

I don’t particularly care whether you use the name or not. It’s an alright name. I wouldn’t use it because it travels so poorly. 9/10 people are too polite (regardless of nationality) to pass comment as adults. But that doesn’t mean they don’t cringe using said name.

Thank you MumMumMum1 and GrammerlyH. You've been fabulous!

For saying our opinions aren't useful? I've lived abroad and know what the name means in other countries. Not sure why I bothered giving my opinions.

Then why did you ask for people’s opinions?

These random comments are not going to put me off the name in the slightest!

Well they're comments you actively sought.

Good luck little Pippa.

I agree @GrammerlyH the first & only time I’ve heard it is on mumsnet. No one in real life has ever made that comment. Even when I was researching the name nothing came up until I specifically searched for ‘meaning of Pippa in..’ etc. It’s really not a big deal.

Ha ha - maybe! But my point was that lots of people just repeat this same old tired comment about the name Pippa meaning shag and wank and blowjob and vagina and whatever else people are saying, without actually experiencing it on the ground. Honestly, across many months in many different European countries and cultures the name didn’t raise a single eye brow. It’s like old people repeating what they read in the Daily Mail :) If the OP likes it, she should use it.

I have been all over Europe with a group of friends (one called Pippa) and have never once experienced any negativity over the name.

They're probably being polite!

I love both Pippa and Matilda. I’m not keen on Philippa so would just use Pippa on the birth cert too

It's pretty but I would avoid it due to the various European meanings. An earlier poster suggested Tilda which is beautiful as a stand-alone or as a derivative of Matilda. I prefer Tilda as it transcends from child to adult beautifully.

Lovely name. It always makes me laugh how whenever someone asks a question about the name Pippa, mumsnet erupts with ‘but it means blowjob in Europe.’ I wonder how many of the people who post this actually have first hand knowledge of this, or are they just repeating what they’ve read elsewhere? I have been all over Europe with a group of friends (one called Pippa) and have never once experienced any negativity over the name. It’s a bit like Polish/French/Italian people advising people not to use the name John because it’s slang for the loo in the UK!

It means blow job in Italian too. We loved Pippa but couldn’t face giving our daughter a name that could possibly lead to teasing especially in a catholic school with a lot of Italians x

*Philippa

Misspelt my own daughters name 😂

I have a Phillipa/Pippa/Pip. Always gets compliments, and if 'Pippa' bothers her when she's in Europe she can be Philippa or Pip.
Crisis averted

I love Pippa. Great sounds, and agree with the pp who said it's modern and unpretentious.