Pip

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nameaholic · 06/04/2020 09:27

Just throwing this one out there, what do you think of Pip for a boy? (Not Phillip)

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Shockers · 06/04/2020 10:16

Cute on a kid, cringe on an adult

It’s my name - nobody calls me by my full name... 😬

ps1991 · 06/04/2020 10:12

I like it. My husband is a Ben not Benjamin and he spends a lot of time saying ‘not Benjamin’ wen dealing with businesses etc. But it’s not a huge problem.

miccymaccy · 06/04/2020 10:09

Cute on a kid, cringe on an adult

KateF · 06/04/2020 09:59

I have one but she's a Philippa. I wouldn't have used Pip as her full name. I also know a Philip who was Pip as a little boy but has dropped it as an older teen.

MissFlite · 06/04/2020 09:55

Love it (but only as a derivation of Philip or Phillipa)
I wouldn't hesitate

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nameaholic · 06/04/2020 09:53

@perditaprovokesenmity I have to agree with you! I do love both Phillip and Philippa and would opt for the full names if using. Was curious to hear people's views having heard the name mentioned on TV this morning

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PerditaProvokesEnmity · 06/04/2020 09:48

Did you notice you had to write "(not Philip)" after it, OP?

He'll be doing that for the rest of his life.

Apart from that - you're naming a potential adult human, not a pet. It sounds so inconsequential, as if you never expect him to take up any space in the world, even on his own birth certificate.

I can only think of two I've heard of: the male protagonist of Great Expectations and a major female character in The Archers. Their proper names are respectively Philip and Philippa.

RiaOverTheRainbow · 06/04/2020 09:40

I don't think it works as a whole name, makes me think of apple pips. It could plausibly be short for any name starting with P though, if you don't like Philip.

sluj · 06/04/2020 09:34

I think it may not be a name he wants after the age of 10. You could just use it as a family nick name substitute for any other name though.

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