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Pippa?

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1second · 06/03/2020 10:47

What do you think of this name?

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nosleepp · 07/03/2020 01:39

I really like it

Uraflutteringcunt · 07/03/2020 01:38

No, I prefer Phil as a shortening for Philippa. Pippa sounds so wannabe posh.

Lowbrow · 07/03/2020 01:33

The full name is so much better. What if your child doesn’t want a nickname for their name. Call her Philippa and then shorten it.

Hydrate · 07/03/2020 01:31

Pippa is a sweet name, I love it.

GlamGiraffe · 07/03/2020 01:28

I like it, only if the name is Philippa then shortened to Pippa. Then the child has the choice what they wish to be called as they get older.
My son has a name like that where he uses the long version in some situations and the short version with other people, so having the choice is important I believe.

nimsem2 · 07/03/2020 01:25

It's a yes from me.

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1second · 07/03/2020 01:24

Thanks all

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Tezza1 · 07/03/2020 01:15

Love the name, and I love the poem, "Pippa's Song," by Robert Browning.

But I don't live in the UK, and the name carries no connotations for me.

morethanmeetstheeye · 07/03/2020 01:14

I like it but... to me it's a dog's name. Really sorry x

Rubybluesy · 07/03/2020 00:52

I like it!

DramaAlpaca · 07/03/2020 00:48

Not at all good in several European languages.

I do like Philippa though.

johnwayneisbigleggy · 06/03/2020 22:23

It's a dogs name - or a small version of a Sindy doll. Very dated

snowone · 06/03/2020 22:18

I love Pippa - also Pipa and shortened to Pip. I wanted it on our list but DH disliked it!

Lobsterquadrille2 · 06/03/2020 22:14

Not keen, sorry. It reminds me of the Pippa dolls I had as a child and somehow doesn't have a satisfying sound as a name.

ShrimpSymphony · 06/03/2020 22:07

Don’t like it all

Astronica · 06/03/2020 22:05

I love it.

ItsJustTheOneSwanActually · 06/03/2020 16:14

Philippa is very British. i work with one abroad and no-one knows how to say it (English speaking country) or if she's a girl or not Hmm

datasgingercatspot · 06/03/2020 15:10

It's a nickname.

thefarrierswife · 06/03/2020 15:08

We used it. Philippa on birth certificate but everybody calls her Pippa. I think it can be a full name on it's own and sometimes wish we hadn't bothered with Philippa as we never call her that and everyone bar family thinks she's just Pippa anyway.

I still love it, haven't met another young Pippa yet. Suits a baby, young child but I think it will fit a teenager or adult too.

I've only ever heard the other meanings in other languages on here, in real life it doesn't seem to pose a problem although I'm sure others think otherwise. Could always go by Philippa or Pip if it was a problem though.

DoctorBambino · 06/03/2020 14:22

I really don't like it and like the full Philippa even less

IdblowJonSnow · 06/03/2020 13:32

I also really like it but it does make me think of Pippa Middleton - or Poppa as they say on the Windsors!

DropYourSword · 06/03/2020 13:29

I love it

FriedasCarLoad · 06/03/2020 13:29

Love it as a NN, with Philippa on the birth certificate.

daisypond · 06/03/2020 13:25

I like it. But it doesn’t travel well.

Pentium85 · 06/03/2020 13:25

Was my 2nd girls name choice, I love it