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If not Pippa...?

43 replies

yellowmelon · 09/01/2020 16:33

Please help! I'm currentl 38 weeks. We had settled on Philippa/Pippa for a girl (we don't know the sex), but I've been put off after recently finding out the numerous unfortunate meanings of this word across Europe. Dh still loves the name and isn't phased - he thinks it's still a beautiful name and she can simply use Philippa when travelling if needs be. Is he right? Can you suggest other classic, underused names with a lovely nickname that will age well? Time is ticking, so please help MN!

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17caterpillars1mouse · 09/01/2020 19:36

Philippa is a beautiful name and I wouldn't be put off at all

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 09/01/2020 18:41

Love Pippa, have several friends called Pippa or Pip, they don’t seem to have any kind of problem with it as they don’t call themselves their full name!

Tessa
Flora
Freya
Marnie
Nancy

eurochick · 09/01/2020 18:37

I have a colleague who works in a very international field and she always uses the full "Philippa". I think u might just have figured out why...

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 09/01/2020 18:20

I love the name, I also have a 50yr old sister in law called pippa and she has never experienced any negative comments regarding the names meaning, she has travelled a fair bit too

turkeyontheplate · 09/01/2020 18:12

Couldn't she just use Pip or Philippa when travelling to those countries?

notaregularmom · 09/01/2020 18:09

Paloma
Iris
Isla
Libby
Verity
Violet
Caitlin
Nina

TatianaLarina · 09/01/2020 17:28

Perdita
Portia
Pandora

Ricekrispie22 · 09/01/2020 17:26

Alexandra
Penelope
Francesca
Annabel
Henrietta
Roberta
Samantha

TatianaLarina · 09/01/2020 17:17

I think Pippa’s awfully dull, so I don’t think you’ve lost anything.

Phoebe
Poppy
Polly
Apolline
Philomène

PlantPotting · 09/01/2020 17:08

Delilah?

PlantPotting · 09/01/2020 17:08

I personally wouldn’t use Pippa myself after finding all that out

How about Jemima?
Sadie?
Cora?
Imogen?
Margaret (Maggie)?
Edith (Edie)?
Clementine (Clemmie)?
Emmy?
Roxanne/Roxanna/Roxy?
Pearl?
Willa?

BF888 · 09/01/2020 17:02

Agree with your husband that she could use Philippa and Pippa could be her endearing name. I know a little girl called Penelope and she gets called Penny.

Settlersofcatan · 09/01/2020 16:55

Eleanor/Ellie
Helen/Nell

RaininSummer · 09/01/2020 16:55

I dint think those meanings are well known outside of those countries are they? Not a problem if so surely .

yellowmelon · 09/01/2020 16:52

@herecomethedaffodils - apparently Pippa means wee in German, vagina in Polish, shag in Greek and wank in Italian Blush.... If it was just one language I could maybe get past it, but I don't know if I can! Any Pippas or mums of Pippas out there who can give me their thoughts - is this really a problem?! DH thinks I'm thinking about it too much.

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Herecomethedaffodils · 09/01/2020 16:48

I love the name Philippa and nickname Pippa. It's timeless. I've googled the "unfortunate" other meaning and found nothing so it can't be that well known and I'm still none the wiser!!!

CoffeeBeansGalore · 09/01/2020 16:45

Cassandra/Cassie
Charlotte/Lottie
Victoria/Tori
Cadence/Cassie
Sarah Jane / SJ
Josephine/Jojo

yellowmelon · 09/01/2020 16:38

By 'age well' I mean a name that suits a baby, child, and adult. Thanks in advance!

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